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1943 



AUGUST 28 



PP 



OZZIE NELSON 

and His Orchestra, with 

HARRIET HILLIARD 

Beginning Sept. 14, 3d Year on NBC with Red Skelton for 
RALEIGH CICARETTES 
10:30 to II PM. Eastern War Time 
Personal Rep.: WM KENT. 1776 Broadway, N. Y. C. 




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...full house! 




JIMMY DORSEY 



A3SHOCI 






-x\cccup*r»ig to Hoyle, my chances 
-of drawing another hand like this 
are only one in 693 deals. So I'll 
play these, just as they are. 

l^Oeanwhile, thanks to Dick, 
Jimmy, Bob, Kitty and Helen lor 
all their help and loyally in 
making this a "pat hand" for me 
to hold. Let the chips fall where 
they may — I think we've hit the 

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August 28, 1943 



The World's Foremost Amusement Weekly 



They’re 1-2-3 in Billboard’ 
5th Nitery Publicity Poll 
With IQ Best Exploited 

Dot Ross, Ivan Black anti Dot Kay 
Cop Press Agentry Honors 



Pullman Showbiz 
Ad Sells Less 
Travel Appeal 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— "Tomor- 
row Night — Fort Knox," that page 
ad by Pullman Company In Li/e 
mag. issue of August 23, follows 
the company's policy of keeping 
the public conscious of the heavy 
strain on rail traffic facilities but 
is a departure in ad copy. It is 
the first time a national adver- 
tiser has bought space in a na- 
tional mag to pay a tribute to 
show business. 

“Tomorrow night we'll be with 
the boys at Fort Knox," reads the 
opener. “ 'Til then this is Harry 
Von Zell saying — 'good night.' 

“Then a tired troupe of enter- 
tainers who must make the Jump 
from the Great Lakes Training 
Station, outside Chicago, to Ken- 
tucky, hurries to the Pullman car 
that's been 'home' to them for 
weeks. 

“Scores of radio, 6creen and stage 
performers who give time and 
talent so generously to brighten 
training camp routine must travel 
constantly, ” says Pullman, and 
asks consideration on the part of 
the public for them as well as 
others doing essential traveling. 

Ad is a timely recognition on 
the part of a great corporation of 
tho unstinted effort and sacrifice 
which showbiz is pouring into tho 
war effort. Actors work hard to 
entertain the boys. Then come 
long sleeper Jumps between shows. 
They need rest to be ready, if 
they are to bo at their best. It’s 
— ■ a swell idea. 

. -Anita Grannie expenses) would knock the bottom out 1 

resigned her salaried post as assistant of NEICTs current financial bxutgct witli- 

to Co-Ordinator James E. Suutcr at a In two months. l/nj - fY fill t Lftn Llnn-T 

meeting of the Co-Ordinating Committee The committee Voted unanimously to IrLUl JLriAllY 

of the National Entertainment Industry co-operate with the War Finance Com- rji ryt j . ir i 
Council Thursday (19). Miss Grannis mlttee for New York State in the opera- XO & ilOlV ULZ 1 Gll)S 

had sorved in this capacity for a week, tlon of the War Bond Tent, for which 1 

In her statement of resignation, she dc- the Treasury Department leased the lot WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. — Secretary' of 

dared her Intention of continuing ns a behind the Roxy Theater, scene of the Treasury Morgentliau at a press confer- 

member of the committee and also of ill-fated Sunbrock circus. Several of enco Thursday (19) gave the bmsheroo 

two projects groups. The only change NEfC's own projects were abandoned In to the squawks of showbiz over the 

will be that “I no longer shall be a paid favor of concentration on the success of complexities of the withholding tax plan, 

executive," she said. the Bond Tent, which hits already put Morgenthau told the reporters that 

„ — Miss Grannis's action Is understood to in Its request to the United Theatrical there had not been a bona fide corn- 

profit organizations. No exemptions are have been caused by “persuasion" of cer- War Activities Committee for six nets per plaint about putting the law Into effect 
allowed by the city. tain members or the committee, who day for 42 days. A talent pool commit- This will come as quite a shock to 

The other ordinance Is a 10 o'clock pointed out that her continuation as a tee will be appointed Monday (23) to orchestra leaders, vaude performers and 

(See Spokane Headaches on page £6) paid employee (at $100 per week plus (See Grannis Quits NEIC on page 26) others in showbiz who thought that 

they not only made a complaint but that 
they also had a bona fide one. 

Moreover, they will Ipe surprised to 
know that the withholding tax law went 
into effect with a “minimum, of frlc- 



The Patient Will Live 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — “Movies 
ruining the theater? Nonsense!” 
So declares Ethel Barrymore In 
tho September Issue of Coronet 
mag. “Four thousand years ago 
In Greece they were saying the 
theater was on the skids. Well, 
It never was and it never will be. 
The theater Is perfectly wonder- 
ful.” 

The first lady of the theater 
has found the theater "perfectly 
wonderful’’ to her, says Coronet. 
Indeed, some unkind crix have 
declared that it is to her great 
dignity and proud bearing that 
she owes her title rather than to 
histrionic ability. After the open- 
ing of The Corn Is Green these 
gentlemen ate their words. 

Now In her GO's, Ethel Barry- 
more Is mellowed, philosophical, 
witty. Age, says Coronet, has 
only heightened the Imperious 
manner which early In her career 
led her friends to nickname her 
Queen Ethel. 

Theater’s survival is no news 
to stem leglters, who have been 
doing a standee biz even In sum- 
mer days. Barrymore-Coroncf 
pronouncement puts a period to 
all legit worries for at least an- 
other season. 

That’s all there Is. There Isn’t 
any more. 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Sherman Bill- Billingsley and Ills chib have been ac- 
ingsley, who lias probably entertained corded this honor for the second year In 
more celebrities, newspapermen and free a row. 

loaders In Ills Stork Club than any other According to the poll, if publicity Is to 
cai'e Impresario in the country, has been be believed, the habits of the better- 
given proper recognition in The Bill- knowns haven’t changed. The Stork is 
board's Firth Annual Night Club Pub- still their favored hangout and will pub- 
licity Survey. A representative cross-sec- able continue to be as long as Billingsley 
tlon of columnists, night club editors, uses the same smart methods of mine- 
feature writers und fashion, and society hosting and continues to glad-hand the 
editors voted him New York's best pub- Fourth Estaters as he has In the p:ist. 
licized bistro operator. But while the editors’ top choice rc- 

At the same time Ills Stork Club won mains the samo, this year’s voters are 
top honors In the survey as tho club different. Rearrangement of man power 
grabbing the most free puff s In the papers. (See Dawn Patrol Rates on page 22) 



Grannis Quits NEIC Post; 
No Coin in Till; Continues 
On Comm.; Unions ‘Waiting’ 



Spokane Ixivuig 
Local Showbiz 
Two Headaches 



Showbiz Bond Drive Looms 



Yictory Square 
Big Top Focal 
Point of Effort 



In This Issue 



N. Y. Radio Indies Gel 
Behind Campaign. 100% 



. .22 Clcmral Sm*i 3-6 Review*. Legit . . . . . 

12*39 Uciirul Outdcor (U-il.1 Night Clubs 

10*11 I.raUlinetfl .20-27 Orrlimties 

18-50 belter List 50*52 Radio 

14-25 V»ndn 

14*92 Meglf 30 Rlnks-8katem 

Mcn-hindise-Plpea 50*50 Rnnilshnw PIluiB ... 

. Movie (Also gee Records) 13*17 Route*. Arts 

• -\\ MltshMenhundUlna . . .70 71 K0U ' C, ■ ' 

• •/,? Mimic Popularity Chart ... .14 r.mi.ai 

Ntelil flubs- Vaudeville . .18-2 5 J*7™ " 

..50 Purits-Pool* 4 1-45 Dramatic it 

V 30 jgfr ft* Pitchmen 69*60 

I ‘ M8 Record *'»ing oiito '72 A 75 

..3t Repertoire 80 Vending Machines . 



Burtcwpio 

Carnival 

Circus 

Classified Ads 

Cocktail Combos 

Coin Machined 

Columns: 

Crossroads. Tlic . . 

iMitiir's prtk, Tbe 

Ilurd. Walter 

Corral 

[>erbynhmv News 

Fatrs-K.vposiUons . . . . , 
Pinal Curtain, Births, 
Marriages 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Opening gun to 
rally the full power of t,ho entertain- 
ment world in support of tho Third War 
Loan Drive was fired at Hotel Astor 
Wednesday (18). Representatives of key 
amusement Industries met at a luncheon 
sponsored by New York State War 
Finance Committee of the TJ. S. Treasury 
Department to discuss plans for the 
“War Center on Victory Square,” which 






GENERAL NEWS 



August 28, 1943 



4 The Billboard 



Radio Fights on All Fronts 



OWI, FCC, Army and Navy 
All Point to Broadcast 
Mfrs. as Victory Vitals 

Ether Control Essential to United Nations’ Success 

WASHINGTON Aug 21. — When h!s- waves contribute their part to eventual 
tory o' current war is written, radio will United Nations’ victory by means of 
emerge as greatest development of the U. S.-lnvented, developed and manufac- 
conflict war experts in the armv and tured radio instruments, parts, supplies 
navy are now saying. This week, the and techniques. 

Office cf War Information termed radio Reporting on the nervous system of 
"fourth front of World War II." the nation at arms, OWI said that mod- 

Not only In the well-known operations ern war as it is being fought on many 
of the Army Signal Corps or in the navy scattered fronts, could not be fought 
has radio packed tremendous might in without aid of radio. This, coming from 
the fight, but its contributions on the the war agencies’ chief spokesman, is a 
home 'front are not being overlooked, healthy tribute to the industry. Not 
It's a long wav from the modern, only does radio play an Indispensable 
elegantly furnished studio of NBC or part In all ordinary battle communica- 
CBS to nn infantry soldier, knee-deep in lions, says OWI, ,f ,0 °’ c '' ««*"**«’ 



also essential 

mud. hugging a walkie-talkie, but mill- (gee Radio Fighting Fronts page 11) 
tary leaders are paying tribute, never- 
theless. to the leaders of the radio in- 

dustry who built tip an entertainment 
and advertising business to a point 
where it can be termed a "fourth front" 
in the fighting. Without the painstak- 
ing research and development, that was 
made possible by the advertising dollar 
and thru the sale of talent, this coun- 
try would be lagging. Instead of leading, 
in the war use of radio and radio de- 
vices. 



Radio Contributes 
Round tlie Clock 

Around the clock, the harnessed ether 



HARRIET HILLIARD and 
OZZIE NELSON 
(This iPcek’a Coyer Subjects ) 



12-Year-Old Boy 
Arrested as Minn. 
Seat Slasher 

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 21.— Police took 
Into custody a 12-year -old boy who was 
allegedly Identified as one of the of- 
fenders who have slashed theater seats 
In Minneapolis since January 1. 

Problem of seat-slashing has been a 
vexing one for police, who have received 
innumerable complaints from theater 
owners. 

Minnesota Amusement Company, op- 



An Officer’s 
Tribute to Jolson 

Editor The Billboard: 

"I don’t want you to thank 
me for coming here, I want, to 
thank you for letting me 
come. It’s my way of doing 
a very small part to help. 
Prom the bottom of my heart 
I’m happy and proud to be 
here.’’ 

It was a new Jolson 
sneaking. 

‘ Before a packed auditorium 
of enthusiastic and enter- 
tainment - hungry soldiers, 
Jolson generated with more 
current and heavier fuses 
than we've ever seen before. 
Mammy, Sonny Boy and 
Brother, Can You Spare a 
Dime? were fresh, full-fla- 
vored and virulent. 

Our hats are off to Jolson. 
Trite— yes, but when he fin- 
ished his program he said, 
"If I have given you some- 
thing else to think about for 
a little while, if I have given 
you something else to talk 
about, I don't care whether 
It's good or had— I've done 
what we are trying to do.” 

He did and It won’t be bad. 
We’re trite again when we 
say, “Jolson, you’re a swell 
buddy.” 

A1 floated Into camp on 
the slag of big brass, but ho 
flew out on the hearts of the 
men. LIEUT. L. E. McKUNE. 

Miami. 



Minsky To Reopen 
New Orleans House, 
But No Burlesque 

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 21.— Harold 
Minsky Is reopening his Casino DeParee 
Theater here September 3 with band and 
show policy, replacing vaude-burly set- 
up of last season. MCA from Chicago 
will supply talent. 

Already set are Richard Hlmber for the 
opening bill; Herbie Kay. September 10 
week; Jimmy Joy. September 17 week, 
and Jack Teagarden with Mltzl Mayfair, 
September 24 week. 

House is the oldest theater structure 
In existence and was originally known 
as the St. Charles Theater. 



False Tax Return 
Costs Nitery 1G 



Detroit Clubs Set 
Friday Openings 

DETROIT, , Aug. 21. — Shift from Mon- 
day to Friday openings is about set for 
most spots in town. Direct benefit to 
acts is sought by the move, inasmuch as 
acts coming in to play Detroit engage- 
ments before and alter theater dates lost 
a full week by doing so, closing In the 
theaters elsewhere on Thursday, laying 
ofT for the Monday opening in Detroit, 
closing on Sunday, and laying off till 
Friday for their next theater opening. 

Difficulties experienced by acts in 
getting transportation around tire week- 
end are another big factor in the deci- 
sion to make this change. The Friday 
opening allows acts to make the jump 
with the advantages of less crowded 
mid-week transportation. 

The owners themselves are plugging 
for the Friday opening because they 
figure that a strong week-end opening 
will help both the acts and the build-up 
for the show when it is most needed, 



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ZZIE NELSON AND HARRIET HILLIARD 



WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. — A $1,000 fine from Monday to Thursday, while a cold 
„„ . , _ , , - . - was slapped on Paul Young, operator of opening to a small house on Monday is 

erating 22 bouses In Twin Cities, has the R 0many R 00m , local nitery. after he more ol a detriment, 
been battled by the slashers for months. pll!illte , guilty to District Court this 
Oscar Woempner, manager Franklin Sleek to an Indictment charging entry of 
is?", to to mt r y V 5 *a « nr “? » false return to avoid paying door tan 
l i . f to “ te on alcoholic beverages, 

slashed to recent months. In placlIlg the fln0i Judge David Pine 

instance, according to police, told Young that he could not reduce it 



Rose Loses Out oil 
Ziegfeld Theater 



in real life Mr. and Mrs. Oxxlc Nelson) vandals slashed a theater seat, removed because the tax involved totaled more NEW YORK, Aug. 21. Loew’s Inc. rs- 

t. L.f tho rnt.tnn nnrirllno’ nnrl AfarteH « rim ri... a, nrr xr ...... 1 u .a...... neimitfnH . . .. . ° . ... — ' . 



both hid show business backgrounds before thc cotton padding and started a fire, than $1,200. Young’s attorneys admitted tains its lease on the Ziegfeld’ Theater 

M *~ * — *** *“■* — ‘ ~‘ M Another habit, said Woempner, Is for the that he had been grossly negligent. j or another year, starting September 1, 

rl vandals to gash seats on either side of Young had already paid taxes and pen- as a result of thc opening of sealed bids 

:- their own and then slash the top of the alties for his delay in submitting the f 0 r both purchase and lease of the prop, 

backs of seats ahead of them. — — *• • - - - .. .. - 



fh*y teamed up, but If was not until they Another habit, said Woempner, is for the that he had been grossly negligent. 
Joined forces and started their boy-mects-glrl vandals to gash seats on either side of Young had already paid taxes and pen- 
duets thaf they gained thc nationwide v ’ *“ ' “ 

claim they now have. 

Oxxlc went thru college end law school 
before he decided to turn to music as a 
career. While still at school he formed his 
own band and Its popularity at the Clcn 
Island Casino prompted him to stick to band 
leading. Ho played such spots as the Bar- 
bixon Plaza and Rltx Towers in New York 
and Iho Indian Creek Club In Miami Beach. 

Harriet started in theater as a small child 
and went to New York to study ballet. She 
appeared In one Broadway show, then turned 
to vaudeville and from there moved on to 
films. She has also established herself as a 
top performer on radio. 

It was while Oxxlc was playing Clen Island 
Casino that he spotted Harriet in a Warner 
Bios.’ musical short and the Nelson-Hilliard 
duo was born. Not only have Oxxlc and 
Harriet achieved national fame, they arc also 
thc proud parents of David Oxxic Nelson, ago 
6, and Eric Hilliard Nelson, age 3. 

Oxxlc and Harilel will wind up a nation* 



Camp Show Policy Changes; 
Red and Blue Shows To Be 
Rebuilt to New Standard 

Blue Units To Stay as Is 

r . ,. v , isssTsss rr« ssjfwsgt r&'Kr. 

hlrd eon.oeutTve e, year‘ on ^“Ted and® adonf 11 ® tyPe u productl ? n truck and carry them to the troops in- 

• • - V " .’ h C t Sin'S IV *"«*>!»* thousands of ?roops 



erty by Supremo Court Justice Bernard 
Boteln Thursday (19). 

Loew’s bid $480,000 for outright sale 
and $67,500 for a year’s lease as against 
only other bidder Billy Rose’s $451,500 
sale figure and $60,000 for the lease. 
Judge Boteln decided to grant Loew's 
the lease offer for one year pending re- 
organization of the property. Continen- 
tal Bank & Trust Company of New York 
is the mortgage bond trustee. 

Previous offers made by the two bid- 
ders were so close that Judgo Botein 
called for sealed bids. Lease and pur- 
chase offers were ordered by the court 
to be considered as units. 



Show Place Now 
—But No Acts 



ihew fpr Raleigh Cigarettes. Harriet Is 
rantly featured in Universal’s "Cals, Inc.” 
and appears with Oxxic and the orchestra in 
'Honeymoon Lodge" for thc same studio. 

Both arc Bluebird recording artists and are 
booked by thc William Morris Agency. 



■ onpn-n.lv show nlnee CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— For years now 
, p p agents have been complaining that the 

town does not have a suitable house to 
show new acta. When a nabe theater 



small shows of no more than a dozen to the theater i 
pe ° pl , c ’ .... , as Is now the case. 

With this type of production CSI feels 

it can avoid transportation and living No radical personnel changes are an- 
problems that now plague its staff and tlcipated, since the need for performers would start n showing date policy, few 

the performers. Also it will make for will be Just as great, if not greater, and hookers would show up. 

almost all acta will be worked into the Today, Chi has the perfect showing 
new show set-up. Understood that the house in the Men's Service Center, where 
blue or tab troupe circuit will continue bookers and agents alike stage free shows 

to function as in the past since these for the boys in uniform. The 10 per 

units hit the servicemen on active duty, centers turn out en masse for these af- 

such as ack-ack posts, and not the big fairs. There’s only one catch, however— 

camps. there aren’t any new acts to show. 

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GENERAL NEWS 



Paris Showbiz Under the 
Nazi Heel 

Swastikads Try To Maintain Gay Paree 
Set-Up But Parisians Give It 
a Great Big Ignore 

By EUGENE TILLINGER 



popular. Today he is one of the most 
despised people In Paris, equal only to 
Corlnne Luchaire, the French Movie 
Quisling No. 1. 

In Henri Varna's second theater he 
presents The Merry Widow, with Jeanne 
Aubcrt. Franz Lehar’s operetta is un- 
doubtedly a hit. The composer himself, 
a 100 per cent Nazi and intimate of 
Herr Hitler, directed the rehearsals. On 
the first night there was a big Nazi 
demonstration with all the bigwigs of 
the occupying forces present. 

Strictly a Pre-War Type of 
Naughty Nudie Stuff 



August 28, 1943 



Wasted Energy 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— A talent scout 
here representing a major film com- 
pany caught Spike Jones and his band 
and Dolly Dawn at the Oriental. 
Ho called the attractions and told 
them that he can (1) get his com- 
pany Interested in Spike's comedy 
bund and (2) help Miss Dawn go into 
Loew’s State in New York. He was 
thanked dutifully and told that (1) 
Spike lias a seven-year contract with 
the company and (2) Miss Dawn has 
already played the State 1C times. 



Eugene Tillinger Is a former European 
journalist and correspondent who has 
been working in the U. S. for about three 
years, doing underground and "Inside” 
features for American newspapers and 
magazines. He has been represented in 



New Hope for Long- 
Dark Minne House 



TILLINGER J- under the management of Maurice - L,V ' VT 

Lehman, who could prove his Aryan de- -p* i ji r • tjt 

A R,V Re*./ Ahnnt nprunVtt scent) also presents an operetta. Vaises UcU’K lTllllUe XlOUSC 
A Big Beef A ooui uervais Qf Francc it i 8 a fast show dramatizing Ir . . _ , 

“ Three Millions ** Title the splendid times of the Second French MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 21. The long- 
Emplre and the popular pleasures of the '} lut ^ er ^ c Minnesota Theater will be rc- 

T HE world-famous Folies Bcrgerc Is Third Republlque ( !!). Old French mil- modeled and Placed in readiness for rent- 
still under the direction of Paul Der- sic is used; classic valses of 1860 are Hovton M. Cross, attorney for trus- 
vni The show which ho has nresented ninrorf T.winc are frn.n Aihpvt. wilio. tees of the Andrus Estate, owners of one- 



MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 21.— The long- 



This Week, Pic, Look and The New York V al. The show which he has presented played. Lyrics are from Albert Wllle- owne i, s of 

Times, among others. Walter Winchcll since last fall, and which is as hot as mete, the musical adaption from the 51 ,^f' ! l? Io C 

twice credited him with his Broadway usual, calls. Itself La Revue Des Trois more serious Henri Casadesus. It is, Sfc mterStt Sr J? to b > 

column-one of them under the title Millions {The Show of Three Millions), like most other Parisian shows, a typical . interests or otnei owneis. 
“Vnccnsored Memos From Lisbon, the It>s a sboW m the old and classic Folies "escape" entertainment. Among the , Announcement followed approval by 
Babylon of 1940." The interesting dis- stvle wit h ma ny big tableaux, scenery other shows. Concert Mayol hasn't “ le Minneapolis City Council for ad- 
closures below, written exclusively for tricks and girls. Some newspapers, espe- changed policy; it still presents that old J u ftment of taxes by cutting assessed 
The Billboard, are based mainly on re- dally those of Marcel Dent and Jacques pre-war type of nude revue. The cur- y“™ a “° n ° r . oI\ e „5» ,lt,ln ?„ : J£ r «i5 30 '„? B40, 
ports Tillinger has received from Lisbon DoHot, attacked Paul Derval tor having rent show Is called Nus 43 {Nudes 43). $200,000. Taxes 

thru inside channels of information. _ lven h j s show such a provocative title; #or , h< . om ,_ B itsue EuMne rillinzer will 1 1942 totaled WMTO-18- 

The noted journalist is a former collabo- but the Ger man authorities quickly in- d ' " L ' h« dhLm of PavteTan mtariaE- * Mlnnesota in Pre-depression years used 
rator of Petit Par s en and the French *»»«■ deserts* outer phases or Parisian enterrain t . . b , , n , irln o nenre»tinn 



rator of Petit Parisien and the French tervened and tho ultra-fascist papers 
Ministry of Information. soon ceased their attacks. CharpinI is 



A amusement profession who often ask are some old-timers familiar to Folies , 

themselves "What has happened to show Bergere— Dandy, Brancato, etc. Most of U 11 tier gl* Oil lid Llltertailied 
business In Paris under the Nazi heel?" the decor and costumes are nothing but 

No doubt many Americans still remem- the old ones from the pre-war period NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Jan De Hal 
ber the unforgettable pleasures of once and have only been slightly changed. author, actor and scenarist who rece 
Gay Paree; the once Gay Paree of thea- n . escaped from Holland, said last wee! 

ters, music halls, restaurants and night When Fascist Llievalier fruits an interview originating in London and 

clubs. r n st Shaw Starts Tn Click heard in this country over the Blue Net- 

How looks Parisian show business now jriuiv Jiuris io icn. W ork, that performers Tn Holland are 

after three years of German occupation? TTENRY VARNA is still director of risking their lives to keep the De 
What goes on in the famous music halls JJ. casino Dc Paris. His show has the cratic s P lrit allve b S' (? lvln B undergre 



. „ ZrZIL V J ■ffi TJ! .r’ Minnesota in pre-depression years used 

d«.,,lb. other hh.,e, of oototfolo- „ ol , anfl F Durlng depression 

o.ont which ptov.il undo, tho sweu.ke. Minnesota Amueement (F.rataount- 

- Publix then) dropped its hold on the 

house. Several attempts have been made 

Underground Entertained t0 but because of p° or picture 

® availability, despite strong stage offer- 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Jan De Hartog, i u ^ 5, ea ? h reopening failed to continue 
author, actor and scenarist who recently Ior an y len S th of time, 
escaped from Holland, said last week In 



Jimmy Slierr With Ingalls 



after three years of German occupation? TTENRY VARNA is still director of risking their lives to keep the Demo- ' v _ . ' 

What goes on in the famous music halls £1 Casino Dc Paris. His show has the cratl c spirit allve by giving underground Aug. 21.— Jimmy Sherr, 

and night clubs, in the theaters and Jinmc typical of so many old Casino performances. Many of the biggest f *, k f, the „, ar a producer 

cinemas, on Montmartre and on the shows. Its title being Toujours Paris, numes In Dutch showbiz are doing their un 11 ^ 0 ’ n l ° ™ Janelro * 

Champs-EIysees? We know Hurt tho »». nS .pllto . hfio ISfi. V.X bit against tiro Ned, this way. 

fortunate city lives under a terrible ter- chevalier was the headliner. Strangely "Plays and recitations designed to keep many years wlth M y ’ 



xrangeiy "nays ana recitations aesignea w Keep many years wltb M : k , 

soon as the patriotic spirit alive.” said De Har- be corn e^ ««rt nr ^ thP T,Lfu= > *« 

a movie to<». "are oiven in hldina nlaces before beCOme palt of the lQ S alls organization. 



ror, but a look behind the curtains of cnoU gh (or is it strange?), as soon as the patriotic spirit alive,” said De Har- 

Parlslan show business should be of in- chevalier left the cast to make a movie tog, "are given in hiding places berore 

terest. the public began to like the show. It audiences that Include charwomen. 

From the very beginning the Germans wag obvious that Chevalier’s recent pro- larmers, doctors, clergymen, railway 

tried the "business as usual" formula. Nazi sentiments have made him very un- workers and company directors." 

In fact. It still looks today as If there 

was not much change in the show busl- ————————————— ——————————————— 

ness of Paris; but the Gay Paree the /XTI I XT' . . TX 1 W~f ¥7’ I* 1 

ssrss’jsasjsssifys ThrushYvette,BackFromhngland , 

shunned by most of the Parisians. Y~b1 A m T TX f n 1 



ness of Paris; but the Gay Paree the /XT! 1 T7 ,, TX 1 X - ? XT’ !• X 

«^«^5JSSSi?ys Thrush Y vette,BackF romh ngland, 

shunned by most of the Parisians. TX1 A FF1 T TX 1 X 

Nasi Put Squeeze Play on Shoics lldllS ATUiy^l (llSIlt f WSflj SCZ tllG 

QOME months ago the" Nazis issued a Boys Don’t Get Enough Showbiz 

rvoro fmlHn.hnolf nf Pnrl< tof t.hn URC ^ 



O new guide-book of Paris fot the use ^ w Menjou continued emsee chores eet- 

of their soldiers. This guldo-book rc- , , ID . , ™ „ ting over with anecdotes and reminis- 

veals a lot of Interesting things. We Star DllSt , Wlllg, KtlOW, MttglC, Paris Top Pops cences. Some ran a bit long but the 

learn that almost all Parisian shows are boys ate them up nonetheless.' Menjou 

forced to issue free tickets to German NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Yvette, radio, her recent tour. When she arrived In introed Hal Le Roy, who tied show into 

soldiers and to all Nazis connected with vaftidc and ultery vocalist who has been England, the London office of USO-Camp knots with Intricate stopping, and Grace 

the administration of the occupying entertaining oil-shore for the past five Shows and the Special Services Division Drysdale, who pleased with a smart pup. 

forces. A double-page announcement months under XJSO-Camp Shows' aus- of the War Department organized a unit pet act. Freddie Morgan came on for 

gives a long list of the places and tells pices (she sustained injuries in the of 14 soldier-entertainers to accompany banjo and guitar solos, 

the soldiers where to apply for free clipper crash In Lisbon Bay last Febru- her. They were known as Yvette and Second half of program was taken 

tickets. Entertainment advertised in the ary), has returned to New York full of Her Gl Gang. The troupe received wide over bv Bob Hone and his aane n nn rt 

guide-book Includes eo restaurants, 47 p u ns to become » talent promoter. She acoleim. brand to \rL=raei. Trd 

night clubs and cabarets, 45 theaters and sa id the khaki-clad boys arc screaming On the basis of her success in direct- | s tremendously popuia- here and he 

4 music halls. Under some restaurants for more entertainment and contend! lng and developing the boys, she be- was a Ssh f ro£ ' Sa mlnuto h? 

reads * ^‘Melst^Vcm feutiKhm ^ FW<j5S£ ^ Sh ® h “ S a plan to g,VC 16 t0 thcm ‘ lloves prac , tlce h ° T , . us ‘ n e servicemen hls foot 0 n the stage. Frances Langford'J 
S' (“Mostlv acrmanf as Patmns 'T After traveling 15.000 miles by Jeep, on a wider scale should be instituted. chirping ran him a close second-lads 

mu. nrlces are fixed In aerman marks truck and airplane and giving two per- Favorites in pop tunes, she said, are didn't want to let her go. Tony Romano, 

sis? 5 s * ™ ™ “ na ,,c,! Pcppor n,M 

Foumotte. Tour D^gent. eta.' At the, ^o^m K ^ »» 



rhythms. Brucetta, cute acro-dancer 
and contortionist, had 'em on the edge 
of their chairs with floor and table 
routines, closing with a click novelty 
tap while perched on her head. 

Eddie Cochran, assisted by a femme, 
offered good b^tg of comedy magic guess- 
hows. Stubby Kay, heavyweight scat 
singer and monologlst, added another 
popular bit. 

Le Roy Stops the Show 



‘Star Dust,’ ‘Wing,’ ‘Know,’ ‘Magic,’ ‘Paris’ Top Pops 



Fouquotts, Tour D’*r B ont, etc. At thee oaot these on- — 

lunury spite. Known .11 over rae world *> . tu n» »«• ‘°P: P "'’- 

ror their cooking and winea, tho prleee <*> Poys can’t get enough ot them 

me given In Irenes. In the cheaper (<>’0m live talent); (31 there’; plenty of I 100 I __ J-„ f I • I, 

category, Komlloff, ror instance, still ad- p f° talen . t . , n arn ?y ^ mi * he U Jw^LOtluOM LlICK 

vertlses caviar and vodka and emphasizes , a ^ 10 'J t ® n_ LONDON, Aug. 7.— First USO (ETO 



vertlses caviar and vodka and emphasizes LONDON, Aug. 7— First USO (ETO 

that it is directed by the former chief of fo the boys ln out -° f -the- Scctlon) Ca . mp show to bow in at a 

the last tsar of Russia. There exists now way P 0SIS - London theater was staged at the Odeon 

also a new Japanese restaurant ln Paris Ty mlt . Klmki Talent fiend nnerf last Sunday, when American stars of 
which is managed by a white Russian. W anlS A,WKl 1 alcn * Uevclopcd stagQ &nd 8Creen put Qn plush entertaSn . 
Maxim’s, which is permitted to Germans With regard to point 4, Yvette said ment for personnel of American and al- 
only, like most of the' other spots now she intends to ask permission to go out lied forces and a limited number of 
has chasseurs (grooms), most of them to the posts where entertainment has guests. Headlined by Bob Hope, Adolphe 
over 40 years old. There are no longer been scarce and develop soldier talent Menjou, Frances Langford, Hal Le Roy 
young men or boys available ln Paris for on the spot. Proposal came as a de- and Hank Ladd, the show was a honey 



such kind of work. 



STOCK TICKETS 

One Roll * .75 



100 R0II1 .... *0.00 
ROLLS J.OOO KftOH. 
Double Oo-jporu, 
Double Price. 

No C. O. D. Orderi. 
Size: Single TbL, 1«t". 



velopmcnt from experience acquired on and every act got a top reception. 

- Ladd, remembered here for pre-war 

tuna Tv DO Cwu —eoi.i. retCTio successes at the Pallaaium back In ’38. 
Government. . Oeeh with Order. PrIMI Cmseed a portion of first half With Wlse- 

1 4000 * cracking intros which had the boys 

E li 1 ! C J o'.ooo S'.S* howling for more. Gal accordion trio, 
* I -i'SSS • • • • Patricia Melville. Olya Klcm and Elsie 

tock Pll Fi' n Fold k ao!ooo : : : : io:2s Hartley, kicked In with pop melodies to 



Wind-up combo clowning by Hope. 
Menjou and Le Roy stopped the Show 
in its tracks. Topped off three hours of 
top-drawer all-Amerloan entertainment 
without a dull spot. B. R. 

BOLTON KOHL SYSTEM 

operating 

HOTEL OLMSTED 

Cleveland, Ohio 
Frank Walker, Mgr. 

ALL ROOMS WITH BATH 



TICKETS ! 

. . . °L * ,ep 7 Dctcrlptlon. v 

Sprtlal Printed, Stock. Fan Fold • 

Roll or 8 trip. - 

Tell U* tho Kind Wonted. £ 

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Toledo 2, Ohio, Tho Tlokot City. 0 



NATHAN NEWMAN 
TAX CONSULTANT 



lead community sing Central Base m'di^uM ' TtSS^p.^-!! 

Swing Orchestra, recruited from G.l.'s General Stenography — Nourlzotlon. Roatonabio rat®, 
over here and led by Warrant Officer | 5 P ra 1 c ‘ lcc L* h00t, 'f al pr °i as I l0 "; 

Frank Bosntto, clicked wltt »«• >«. '■'“.SKii™ 



August 28 , 1943 



RADIO-TELEVISION 

^Communications to 1564 Broadway, New York 19. N. Y.= 



The Billboard 



AFRA NAT’L 2-DAY CONFAB 



Tentative Agenda of the National 
Convention of the American 
Federation of Radio Artists 
August 27-29, 1943 

Friday Evening (August 27) 

Pre-Convention Meeting of the Credentials Committee 
Registration of delegates and proxies 

FIRST DAY (August 28) 

MORNING SESSION 

Call to Order 

Election of Permanent Chairman 
Reading of Messages 
Report of Credentials Committee 
Roll Call 

Election of Tellers 

Appointment of Resolutions Committee 
Report by National Executive Secretary 
Treasurer's Report 

Luncheon Session, with Chicago delegates playing host 
AFTERNOON SESSION i 
Report of Constitutional Change Committee 
Caucus on Transcription Code 
Dinner Recess 

EVENING SESSION 

Election of Three National Board Members-at-Large 
Election of Nutional Officers 
Report of Resolutions Committee 

SECOND DAY (August 29) 

MORNING SESSION 

Discussion of AGMA-AFRA Amalgamation 
Report on Theater Authority 
Luncheon Recess 

AFTERNOON SESSION 

General Discussion of Internal Problems of the Locals 
Continuation of AGMA-AFRA Discussions 
Dinner Recess 

EVENING SESSION 

Final Report of Resolutions Committee 

(Here members will enter Into secret caucus on a few undisclosed matters) 

Setting of next Convention date and place 

Adjournment. 



WHN’s Damper 
On Spot Gab 
Ups Dialers 



Chi Meet Has Full Sked, 
From AGMA Marriage to 
ET Contract & New Execs 

Four A’s Have Big Stake in Meeting 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Many lmpor- and dues of the two unions. AFRA'S 
tant decisions with regard to organiza- entrance fee is $50, while the musical 
tlonal policy and contract changes are artists’ org asks a mere $16. Also, lower 
expected to come out of the National bracket dues In AGMA is $12 annually; 
Convention of the American Federation $24 in AFRA. Altho dues In general will 
of Radio Artists, whlch«convenes In two- probably be hiked to the higher level, 
day session at the Ambassador East some adjustment Is anticipated at the 
Hotel, Chicago, August 2B-29. Among bottom, 
the issues coming up for action by the ACM A Nnn.Vnthiv 

delegates are AFRA’s proposed amalga- noifrouug lUCmoerS 

matlon with the American Guild of Another stickler for the convention Is 
Musical Artists. Individual standard con- what to do about the non-voting mem- 
tracts, transcription contracts, disci- bership in AGMA. A small percentage of 
pllnnry regulations, and many local the long-hair union’s 4,000 do not carry 
problems. Also a complete set- of national voting privileges. These arc mostly for- 
offleers Is to be elected, plus throe board mer associates of air Italian artists’ or- 
members-at-large. ganlzation which was absorbed by 

AFRA officers expect a small turn-out AGM£. AFRA’s 16,000 members, on the 
of delegates, due to wartime hindrances, other hand, are all franchised, provided 
but, in accordance with standard con- they remain in good standing, according 
ventlon procedure, full voting power of to the by-laws. 

each local will be maintained by UM ot contingent upon the approval of the 
proxies. A crowded ngemia wlU occupy CDaventl | n the proposal K amalgamate 
tire radio convention s first convention In would bo decided by popular 

two years. referendum. The smaller union, thru Its 

AFRA-AGMA Second Day governing board, has already endorsed 
. the welding. Altho AGMA would come 

Subject Into the merger financially sound, the 

, , , . . move Is generally regarded as an oxten- 

Tbo AFRA-AGMA merger ia eluted to slon 0l j urM ictlon. 

take up most ot the eccoud days dla- sev< , r8l ae bts Incurred by tbo Guild ill 
cusslon. At that time the Joint foot- past years are now in the process of bo- 
finding committee will report oil ttio , paid on: thru assessments, bo AFRA 
current organizational and financial wou { a not „„„„ cum™, additional 
aet-up of each union, with rccommenda- flnMcl a, responsibilities, 
tlons lor the epliee. It is expected that . . . , 

the committee will not recommend an , °n» « the eontroyerelcs how raging 
immediate unification or the admlnla- behind the scenes conoerna the Four A 0 
trativo structure, hut will suggest rather “*“• <’»"* ' 

that the separate units be maintained Jh'hj ° r btle parent body, said this week 
(or at least a year in order to study at ‘hot any merger ol the two unions would 
first-hand Just how much duplication >>•’• to he approved by his organization, 
AUSTIN, Tdx., Aug. 21. — Ruth Lewis, need be done away with. Financial B *“°® the perfonner unions rocelve their 
amusement editor of The Austin Ameri- saving, therefore, for the first year is chartersjrom the Four As, acting as a 



Show Chatter — in Austin 



Streamlined Program Revamp 



•pectcQ to do sman u not nn. little AFL In the entertainment indus- 

day (16). broadcasting a daily (Monday ono question to be decided by the ^ r /-” Under the proposed aet-up. Four 
thru Friday) program of show chattor convention Is what to do about the wide A s would be required, according to Dull- 
sustaining. dlllerentl.l between the initiation tees “>>■ *° t “Sl°s“ 

— — diction of the other. Some AFRA offi- 
cials concur with Dullzell In this opinion. 

On the other hand, other AFRA-ites 
feel thut the Four A's does not figure in 
the picture at all, since AFRA Is an 
autonomous union, with the right to . 
affiliate Itself with any other employee’s 
organization it sees fit. Difference of in- 
terpretation of AFRA’s autonomy will 
have to be decided after the merger is 
voted by AFRA membership. Balance •! 
opinion on both sides Indicates that 
Four A’s will have Its say. 

Still another contingency threatening 
hnmediuto consolidation of the two 
groups Is the alleged right of Actors’ 



c'an-Statesiium, returned to KNOW Mon- expected to bo small. If not nil. 



Philly Pix Chains Budget $ 

For Spot Air Time; Warners , 
Fox, RKO, Para Hop on Wagon 

Movie Chatter Now Air Program Must 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — WHN, local 50- 
kw. Indie, has quietly been streamlining 
Its program structure so as to reduce 
emphasis on spot announcements. And 
despite the usual summer slump in lis- 
tening, special surveys, show an in- 
crease In audience after the spots were 

yanked or revamped. . .... „„„ ...... 

Test tube was the station’s big live PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21. — Local radio is hardest hit of local dallies, having Equity Association to have first "call” on 
show Gloom Dodgers a 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. stations, eupcr-gcncrous to pic houses picked up most of Eucninp Ledger circu- the entertainer categories which now 
session each Monday thru Saturday, thru the years, are beginning to reap latlon when that sheet folded after comprise AGMA. Dullzell, also head of 
Program started some months ago and. the benefits. Until very recently stations newsprint allotments were handed out. A EA. indicated that the legit union, 
despite a weekly nut for live talent of were satisfied to get paid off In free movie Other threo newspapers are studying which relinquished Jurisdiction over the 
about $4 000. it wasn’t making too solid passes for all the generous plugging theatrical ads, already advising some ]ong-halrs when AGMA Joined the Four 
a dent on listeners. Program Is aimed passed out to movies and theaters. space buyers to cut down their lines by a’s family In 1037 might petition the 
Now Warner Bros.’ Theater Circuit, op- one-fifth. Pour A’s for the right to take some types 

eratlng all first-run movie houses In of concert artists back into their fold, 

town, looms as a major advertiser as far Locals A (III Chatter oe&S ions as Dullzell put it, "AFRA is coming out 

as radio Is concerned. Pooling their own , , from behind the mike and going Into 

advertising budget with that of the pix With prospects of more com from the opera house.” Equity, he added, 

producers, WB now figures radio prom- reovles, stations are paying more atten- might have something to say about that. 



Since the streamlining, 1. e., slicing of 
long-winded e. t. commercials aimed at 
mall pulls and spotting of spots so that 

the^oeram has ^wun U clhnblng e in h tho fnently In virtually every pic promotion. Won to their screen coverage. WCAU Suggestion for tho merger was pro- 
surveys The investigation and re- Newspapers still grab off the cream, but has add ® d a sec °“ d d * u J r Hollywood poscd to AFRA about a month ago, 
SC, J? MatlmSui «nfi will even- radio is at least In tho budget. chatter shot and all smaller statlont ore AGMA’s request, by Lawrence 

tually be applied to every program on Depending on pic and appropriation “ lrln B movie rcvlows. Warner circuit, Tibbett, president of both unions, 
tto etatmn PP ” * tor ip-Stok Warner circuit ia now S3* «» AFRA-AGMA marriage de 

Thus far WHN has developed two apendlng between 815* Jnd «5M in spot JU mm “i WDAS » Thigh of M0 convenience, the delegates will huddle 
rules ot thumb, namely, transcribed announcements (or each opening. And »■<>”«»“ ™ Ma “ « “’Bh Oi M0 over „ prepay, Individual standard con- 
spots can be used on a live program with newsprint shortage hitting local 0,1 wo/vu ‘ tract. AFRA members arc forbidden to 

without chasing listeners provided they newspapers hard, radio figures on getting Paramount has already placed air coin sign a contract unless approved by the 

are presented as part and parcel of the a healthier chunk of the ad budgot next In every film’s budget for local openings, union. Tho now contract would be 

program’s routine: commercials live or season. Philadelphia Bulletin, p.m. sheet with 20th Century-Fox and RKO count- tantamount to a basic, standard agree- 
e.t., must be limited to between’two and with largest local circulation and high- Ing on radio for their major pictures, ment with all broadcasters, 
one-half and three minutes In each est theatrical ad rates, this week cut Moroover. pic outfits sending down copy Transcription code will also be con- 
quarter hour. Beyond that, no mntter down Warners 25 per cent In amount of and transcriptions of spots arc making It sldered in caucus, with an Increase in 
how well presented, they have an audi- space that can be bought, hinting that handy for the local theaters in schedul- minimum salaries expected to be pro- 
ence-chaslng effect on listening. further cuts may be necessary. Bulletin Ing air time. (See AFRA Nat'l Confab on page 10) 




8 



The Billboard 



RADIO 



August 28, 1943 



BBC CHECKS U. S. LISTENING 



Surveys in 14 Cities Show 
British Programs Hit Top & 
Bottom Listening Groups 

News Rates First, “Stars and Stripes” Second 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — -British broad- 
casting, "which has undergone much re- 
vision as a result ol the influence of 
Yank broadcasts on English audiences, is 
in the process of exercising a similar In- 
fluence upon American listeners. 

Where the British Broadcasting Cor- 
poration has built typically American 
program formats into its home and 
overseas broadcasts, a recent BBC sur- 
vey of American listeners in 14 com- 
munities shows U. S. listeners going for 
BBC shows in sizable numbers. And It is 
not improbable that this yen for the 
BBC type of show will shortly be re- 
flected by changes in American domestic 
program structures, especially in Mid- 
western areas tflrere BBC now has a. 
relatively large following. 

Impression made by BBC will bear 
careful scrutiny. American broadcasters 
may be surprised to learn that up to 25 
per cent of the people canvassed in the 
survey are regular BBC listeners; that 
BBC's largest following comes from the 
"quality crowd," those citizens who fall 
Into the upper or "A” bracket of Income 
and education, and that British news 
programs are actually preferred by many 
to domestic Information airings. 

Survey Made by N. Y. 
Researchers 

Facts and figures were garnered by a 
New York market research outfit whose 
employees interviewed approximately 
3,500 people in a house-to-house can- 
vass. Questionnaire used was prepared 
by BBC’s research department, under the 
supervision of Dr. Henry David. 

The research department Is now doing 
an analysis of the facts uncovered which 
will be of value in program reshaping. 
Right now BBC News has a corner on 
the "A" listener audience and is also 
popular with lower-income. less-educated 
groups. Neither this program nor other 
BBC offerings such as Stars and Stripes, 
American Eagle, Radio Newsreel. An- 
swering You or Transatlantic Call hold 
any great appeal for the broad middle- 
class that makes up the bulk of our 
population. Apparently, BBC's task will 
be to revamp their programs to reach 
that broad group. American broadcast- 
ers have deliberately and successfully 
aimed their air attack on the masses 
that BBC is missing. 

Listeners Without Publicity 

Despite fact that the less-educated 
groups tend to pull down listening aver- 
ages, percentage of regular BBC fans 
among American listeners is exceedingly 
high considering the British Broadcast- 
ing Corporation does not promote air- 
ings and many people are unaware of 
their availability. Dally listings In most 
cities do not Identify BBC programs. 

BBC News was rated most popular in 
the poll, with Stars and. Stripes a close 
second. Amerioan Eagle placed third, 
with Radio Newsreel, Answering You and 
Transatlantic Call trailing. A non- 
existent program, British. Portraits, was 
included in the questionnaire to deter- 
mine accuracy of responders. In prac- 
tically evory city and town one or two 
listeners approached by the survey man 
glibly mentioned the rake program. 

A surface going over of each commu- 
nity shows a number of unusual facts, 
some of which follow. 

Grand Forks, N. D. 

Over 70 per cent of sample tuned In 
one or more BBC programs each week. 
This Is by Tar the highest figure in the 
entire survey. Reasons. Large British 
or Canadian-born population and pro- 
gram availability on both a local sta- 
tion and CKY, CBC outlet. 



Salina, Kan. 

Of 205 residents, 25 per cent stated 
they listened regularly to BBC offerings. 
Four times as many "A'* citizens heard 
the programs as those in the "D” group. 
They liked Stars and Stripes because it 
gave them "Better first-hand Informa- 
tion than U. S. broadcasts." Those who 
said they did not like the broadcasts 
claimed they were hard to understand 
because of the speech, evidently mean- 
ing accent. 

Lewiston, Me. 

Eighteen per cent of the Lewlstonlans 
checked were BBC dialers. American 
Eagle Club was their favorite, with Stars 
and Stripes and Transatlantic Call close 
seconds. Little interest was ovidenccd, 
however, In learning more about Britain. 
When asked what questions they would 
like to hear discussed on the program, 
the majority answered “none.” Women 
outstripped the men in listening interest. 

Pittsburgh 

Twenty-two per cent here listened In 
regularly and the majority liked the pro- 
grams. However, a slight undercurrent 
or animosity to England popped up when 
the interviewer asked, "What would you 
like to know about Britain?” One chap 
asked, "Why don’t the English stay in 
England?" and another was deeply con- 
cerned about Scotch whiskey. Listeners 
were partial to Stars and Stripes and 
Ansiaerljiff You. 

Akron 

Fifteen per cent of sample heard pro- 
grams. Majority Indicated interest. More 
men than women heard BBC News, the 
favorite program, and they wero for the 
most part in the "A" classification. Sug- 
gestions for improving the programs 
concerned desire for Information on 
treatment of U. S. troops, post-war plans, 
opinions about lend-lease and England’s 
attitude toward Jnpan. 

Waterbury, Conn. 

Little interest In the programs was 
shown here. Only one of 25 interviewed 
said they listened. Majority of sample 
had only public school education, which 
bears out the trend Indicated in other 
towns, that BBC’s offerings appeal to 
Ihpse with higher education. The fic- 



WA6HINGTON. Aug. 21. — Neville 
Miller, president of National Association 
of Broadcasters, this week again threw 
his weight In favor of new legislation re- 
defining the powers and scope of the 
Federal Communications Commission. 
Declaring "the broadcasting Industry is 
strongly united" in demand for this leg- 
islation. Miller unleashed his latest blast 
at a time when FCC is engaged In strug- 
gle with a Congressional Investigating 
committee which is seeking virtual de- 
struction of the agency. 

Miller’s statement followed a meeting 
of the NAB legislative committee here 
Tuesday. Reports from meetings in 
nearly half the 17 NAB districts, the first 
since the * Supreme Court decisions of 
May 10, were reviewed at the session. 



Wasli. New Test Town 

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.— 
Emergence of Washington as a 
lab for testing advertising cam- 
paigns in all media, and particu- 
larly radio, Is expected among 
media execs in this town. WOL, 
Mutual outlet, has already started 
the bnll rolling with a promotion 
piece, and Fawcett Publications, 
magazines, are currently survey- 
ing the government erected and 
operated dormitories. Some 18,000 
gals from all parts of the country 
live in these dorms, and Fawcett 
is spending about $10,000 to check 
on their mag preferences. 

Prime guinea pig community 
for ad men in the past was Hart- 
ford, Conn., where many u black 
and white or radio campaign was 
tested. 

Town was primarily a white- 
collar worker's paradlso since 
many an Insurance company 
home office kept In action thru 
the depression and consequently 
attracted personnel from all over. 
Now with the Influx of war plants 
and the town bursting with war 
workers the economic picture ha3 
been changed. Hence the rise of 
Washington. 



titious program, British Portraits, caught 
one unwary citizen, who lauded the 
show. 

Fort Dodge, la. 

Almost 25 per cent hear BBC pro- 
grams occasionally and 5 per cent regu- 
larly. Interest was greatest among men 
and foreign-born. American Eagle Club 
rated highest because — "We like to hear 
our boys talk" and "We feel we are keep- 
ing in touch with our men by the pro- 
gram.” People wanted to know more 
about the attitude of the English 
toward Americans here and U. S. troops 
there, and Indicated Interest In Eng- 
land’s war debt. 

Elmira, N. Y. 

A widfe knowledge of BBC shows was 
evident. The 25 per cent who suid they 
listened could identify station, day and 
time of broadcasts and most could tell 
where program originated. Stars and 
Stripes topped American Eagle Club 
slightly. Listeners suggested that pro- 
grams give more Information about the 
British Isles, specifically — bombing de- 
tails, effect of war on English people, 
news about children, food, war nerves, 
morale, rebuilding and economic con- 
ditions. 

Omaha 

Twenty-three per cent were BBC lis- 
teners. Majority were men In upper in- 
come and education groups. Preference 
was for BBC News, which they found 
more informative and interesting than 
American news. Stars and Stripes rated 



Continued formulation of plans and 
policies occupied the committee during 
its all-day session, including discussions 
of the Whlte-Whcclcr Bill, scheduled for 
hearings in September, and the Holmes 
Bill, recently filed In the House of Rep- 
resentatives. 

Committee members present were: 
Nathan Lord, WAVE, Louisville, Ky.; 
Clair McCollough, WGAL, Lancaster, Pa,; 
Joseph Ream, CBS, New York; William 
Barlow, appearing for James D. Shouse, 
WLW, Cincinnati: Ed Yocum, BUI lugs, 
Mont,; G. Richard Shafto, WIS, Colum- 
bia. S. O. 

Don S. Ellas, WWNC. Asheville, N. C.; 
Frank M. Russell, NBO, Washington, D. 
C„ and James W. Woodruff Jr., WRBL, 
Columbus, Ga., were unable to attend. 



I liter -A merican 
Affairs Deep in 
Heart of Texas 

AUSTIN, Tex.. Aug. 21. — A summer 
program, broadcast in Spanish, originat- 
ing in Radio House at University of 
Texas, Is telling State’s large Spanish- 
speaking population about rationing, re- 
cruiting and other war and civilian de- 
fense activities. 

Written and announced by Luis Feder, 
student from Mexico City, twice-weekly 
program is aired over KTBC, Austin, and 
is sponsored by Executive Committee on 
Inter-American Relations in Texas, an 
agency set up at the request of the Co- 
Ordinator of Inter-American Affairs. 
Script copies are furnished to 20 other 
Texas stations and organizations for local 
airing. 

Sketch of ench allied country’s part In 
the war is a feature of the semi-weekly 
broadcasts, titled "The Call of Liberty.** 



Texas Radio-Press 
Inter-America Gab 
In Austin October 22 

AUSTIN. Tex.. Aug. 21.— Texas radio 
station news editors, along with press 
of the State, will be Invited to a one-day 
conference on Inter-American affairs to 
be held at the University of Texas hero 
October 22. 

University’s committee on in ter -Amer- 
ican relations is sponsor of the confer- 
ence on the basis that "newspapers, ra- 
dio and motion pictures provide the 
closest link between the Americas.” 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— David Partridge, 
assistant promotion manager for WLW, 
has received an ensign’s commission In 
tho U. S. Naval Reserves. He leaves next 
week for the U. S. Naval Indoctrination 
School at Quonset Point, R. I. 



high because of its educational slant. 
Omahers want to know more about 
British customs, the labor sltuutlon, and. 
England's reaction toward our war effort. 

Washington 

Only 12 per cent of Washington’s resi- 
dents approached heard the programs. 
Those who do time them in turn most 
often to BBC News. Some unfavorable 
comments were registered with such ob- 
jections as: ’’It’s boring,” “I find it 
repetitious, and object to the English 
accent.” Most people said they did not 
listen to either BBC or American broad- 
casts. They were too busy and not home 
much. 

Knoxville 

This city trailed the entire list with 
only four per cent ever having heard a 
BBC broadcast. Majority approached In- 
dicated little interest in radio and many 
said their sets wore out of order. 

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 

Twenty-five per cent of the popula- 
tion hear BBC broadcasts, according to 
the survey. City has one outlet for the 
BBC shows, but the local newspaper 
carries a schedule which undoubtedly 
accounts for the high percentage. One 
woman wanted to hear more abopt 
American boys In England and one asked 
for more programs concerning children 
and Infants In the war. 

Davenport, la., and 
Rock Island, 111. 

Here again the percentage of listeners 
was 25. Stars and Stripes was favorite 
with BBC News second. Six BBC shows 
are available In this section. Citizens 
wanted programs containing data on 
effects of raids and plans for rebuilding. 
England's problems concerning rationing! 
morale, and Negroes in the war effort! 
They also asked for more war news, 
which they found Interesting and in- 
formative. 



Miller Again Demands New 
Law Restricting FCC Power 

Legislative Committee Report 



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Schenley the New DuPont? 

— ■ - • 

M’p’s Radio Climbs Aboard air Cuts News Distiller Radio 

Help Wanted Band Wagon; by C request Products in^! A. 



Newspapers No Like Idea 

WLOL and WTCN Off to Good Start 

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 21. — Local station regular 50-word-announcement rate and 
operators, after much speculation and returns have pleased the advertisers, 
scanning of The Billboard recent survey, WDGY, Indie, has run help classifieds 
have either climbed onto the “help on occasion, but as yet has made no 
wanted" broadcast band wagon or are really intensive effort to sell advertisers, 
all set to do so. Naturally these pro- At WCCO-CBS, telephone queries con- 
grams are in addition to airing the usual cerning help wants have been received, 
OWI cleared "help wanted” appeals. but the station has yet to broadcast Its 

WLOL-Mutual this week began airing first paid want ad. 
its first show of this type. Program is KSTP-NBC has carried special spots for 
Work & Help, six times weekly at 6:15- several accounts, and has one account 
25 p.m. Appeals for help range from which runs employment needs In Its 
requests for packing plant workers to regular program announcement, 
steel casters. Requests are sold at the Next week marks opening gun In 



BEAUMONT, Tex., Aug. 21.— 

Station KRIC co-operated with NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Stopped dead 

The Enterprise, a.m. dally here, the D. S. by public opinion and gov- 

" su, " tion “ ,or «“ < ‘ ura “° n ' 
newsprint shortage compelled Schenley Distillers Corporation has taken 

management to request 5,000 vol- to South America to prove new, non- 

unteers to drop their subs. Sev- alcoholic producls and their me’rchan- 

erai hundred war workers offered dising. The testing of post-war adver- 

to comply If they could get an tislng and radio campaigns in the Latin 

early morning newscast. American countries is nothing new (The 

The station came to the aid of Billboard, August 14) , but no other firm 

the paper with a 15-minute AP has 131113 far presented to the nations 

news round-up at 6 a.m., time below the border products not Identified 

when the morning shift is ready- wltl1 Its name. 

Ing itself for work and the night Schenley is doing Just this, It was ra- 

shirt has returned home. vealed today when several of the elec- 

- trical transcriptions, which they are us- 
■n-ry^i t»t t-1 -r-T i ln B ln thesc marked, were played back 

\V S Dir f c; I I Olll ln the u - s - f° r the first time. These 

W VT-L! UlcII IS A1.LAJJ e . t.’s are selling the name of Schenley 

88 an out-and-out competitor to DuPont 
W 31116(1 Jr rOffl am in the field of plastics, nylon hose and 

° synthetic tires. The records arc made 

in Buenos Aires and pressed ln the RCA 
Competes With Chi Tribune P lant down there. This plant Is said to 



Cora Belt Program 

A A. -q,, WH O Newspapers don’t like the Idea at all and - — ■- ■ j 3 ® the only one on the Continent able 

**•!*■ “ "VC1 Vf llv are ou t to keep this field to themselves. CHICAGO, Aug. 21. — While there have to press 16-inch disks. Plans arc being 

Tinr* This will no doubt further alienate the been a few "help wanted” spot ads aired n ?, e . 16-lncl1 disks may eventu- 

llirect P 1*0111 Dl5L already strained radio-press relations. by stations here, WON is the first major a,l y , P reased ,n Santiago. Chile, 

outlet to broadcast a "help wanted" pro- to avoid the long haul between theso 

DES MOINES, Aug. 21.— WHO took ad- gram. Titled Tunes and Opportunities, two nations that are next to each other 

vantage of having Its farm editor, Herb C |* r tllf|‘l II IC If' If' T Cl 111 the quarter-hour show will take Its bow 1n everything but transportation. 

Plambeck, in England to air the half- v - iA «Huau AVA A - i - AJ on WGN today. It will be heard Monday The transcriptions have five minutes 

hour Corn Belt farm program from Eng- DENVER, Aug. 21. — Mark Crandall, thru Friday at 9:30 a.m. Each day, six of dead air where the distributors will 
land. Plambeck is making a 6ix-week back with KFEL, MBS affiliate, after a local employers will be given the oppor- have their local station announcers drop 

visit to England in the capacity of an tour of duty with OWI’s Overseas Branch, tunlty to tell listeners of Jobs available in commercials for whatever Schenley 

American agricultural observer as a has been moved up to the position of ln offices and plants. refreshment they have left ln stock. The 

guest of the British Ministry of Informa- sales manager, filling the post vacated Advertisers will be limited to six a pro- commercials on the records sell Schenley 

tion. by L. H. Moyer. gram In order to maintain high produc- as the name of the future ln chemistry 

The farm editor made several talks via Cecil Seavey has been promoted to tlon standards. Stint will feature organ as well as a great name In the field of dls- 

BBC which were picked up by WHO program director, his former post of and transcribed music. Theme song Is tilling and Imported wines and liquor. 



WTCN-Blue drive for “help wanted" ad 
biz. First account lined up Is Mont- 
gomcry-Ward. 

But, the stations know they’re In for 
a fight on the help-wanted airings. 
Newspapers don’t like the idea at all and 
are out to keep this field to themselves. 



WGN Starts Help 
Wanted Program 



DES MOINES, Aug. 21.— WHO took ad- 
vantage of having Its farm editor, Herb 
Plambeck, in England to air the half- 
hour Com Belt farm program from Eng- 



engineers and rebroadcast over the traffic manager being filled by Mac whistle While You Work. This i 3 the fl rst time that products 

50.000-watt station. The talks were so Switzer. Andy Anderson has been trans- originating in the United States have 

successful Plambeck put on the entire ferred from program department- to m -h . nm-T hw-n conqiimer in smith Amarirn 

Corn Belt program (August 14) mine » K». Latter’s position el nlgkt trafflo WCKY TopmiUer to OWI gj ^Xa»"Tng 

interviews with English farmers and manager has been filled by Thomas H. , to n Schenlev suokesman cannot be 

sa, s** tu ” s ,or m " 5,cai McKee ’ tSssfss. 

Tlie short wave pick-up by WHO engt- r, . WOR bv'theowi P rodutfs’are alcohol by-prodTOts andare 

neers saved the station plenty of wire DOIllger to W UK by the OWI for duty to a foreign battle i OB i ca T outgrowth of the war work to 

and set someth* or , record . . . Impost. Leaves within n«t lew days. ^“2TK,K?dlS 

for short-wave pick-up and rebroadcast- NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Paul J. Doniger, — - — tillers 

Ine of a comnlete commercial nroeram formerly with Keystone Broadcasting NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Bob Landry, dl- 

by 8 a single station Networks have done Company and Young & Rubicam, Inc., rector of program writing at CBS. left It’s claimed that the Schenley com- 
thls type of show' CBS and its London has Joined the staff of WOR’s promotion yesterday for a four-week vacash ln petition to nylon hose, out-nylons nylon, 
newscasters for one, but It’s noteworthy department as research assistant. Colorado. doing the one ^ ^10“ "J®** 

for a local outlet as far from the Atlan- u ! s a ^ r . b ® campaign docs 



doing the one thing that nylon won’t. 
It Is absorbent. The radio campaign docs 
not sell the Individual merits of the 
new Schenley products but simply the 
fact that when you'll think of tires, 
plastics and women’s hose post-war. 
think of Schenley. It doesn’t do an all- 
out selling of tho products because only 
a tiny quantity will be available even 
in South America, enough to test the 
product while the new conception of the 
name if Schenley Is being sold. 

Of course It’s hoped that e. t.’s sell 
enough alcoholic beverages to pay the 
cost of the promotion. If It doesn't 
they won’t bo too upset. 



tic Seabo ard as Pcs Moines. nHl • 1 1 m TN* 1 1 new Schenley products but simply the 

Roy acuh Republic 1 hree Bidders lop rield 

auui IU iiGintum, j— think of Schenley. It doesn’t do an all- 

NASHVILLE, Aug. 21.— Roy Acuff and T k Cl t Cl . 1 out selling of the prodiicts because only 

His Smoky Mountain Boys, featured on I \*/ VI I A Wn H U Pfi* f t !£. y 

the WSM-NBC Prince Albert Grand Ole JUJ. Uultj UTT ln South Amerlca raough to test toe 

O pry each Saturday, soon win be head- L " product while the new conception of the 

ing for Hollywood and another Republic -m-ym • -m-r rr If name if Schenley Is being sold. 

Picture. Acuff and the bund expect to 1 j InwITYI Will I* lllllt/l 1/1 01 c° urse 1fc ’ 3 hoped that e. t.’s sell 

be absent from the air show for four I 1 B df III III Q |l I HU lXlIX tllv enough alcoholic beverages to pay the 

weeks while the picture Is ln production. cost of the promotion. If It doesn t 

Acuff’s last film. Hi, Neighbor, also was they won’t be too upset. 

a Republi c pic. ■ Everybody Including Lindv’s Bus Boy Has Yen ~ ~ 

_ _ ... R Chadwick Vs. Gaeth Now 

I>ash lor LvailS alia Lit Bros. NEW YORK. Aug. 21.— WMCA. local Altho reputable bids have been filed SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 21.— Barratt 
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. — Two sponsors 1nd1e outlet which Edward J. Noble put t,y newspaper and motion picture Inter- Chadwick, news commentator with KLO- 

have been added to the transcribed pro- “ the block when he ^purchased the ests thesc were -withdrawn when Noble Mutual, this week shifted his news gab- 

gram, Notes of Love. The Joeys Nash Blue Network will P«*ably be sold wlth- b _ Wng to KSL-CBS. He had been quite an- 

Z^LTeZ^r ‘wS 'St&TXS ENfEX’S Sn- JT •“ ou ‘ , ' t sBeam - 

Lit Bros’ .tore over WML, PhlM.lpBl., S gh He '^“ ™ Son haa °not tnTe^neeMlT. Tils gave Arthur Oeeth, Su^lbtad 

Pro/. Goldstein, Please 5t'u!«Slo^ a^wlta one o' reel okaying »lf. pu'ohase « tile the station’s Intermountatn Network. 

tliU Is te 9 to M wlSln the Sore- Blue and ml coming oit on top ln the With his KSL eonnootlon Chadwick now 

NEW YORK, Aug. 31—Leon “ Iorc ptom BUlt . ‘ -anks the man he formerly assisted. 

Goldstein, news, publicity and menuonea wine. ... 

snecial features chief of WMCA, ..Sale win probably be consummated at — — 



Chadwick Vs. Gaetli Now 



Prof. Goldstein , Please 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Leon 
Goldstein, news, publicity and 
special features chief of WMCA, 
will conduct a class on those 
topics during the fall seminar at 
New York University. Has been 
doing the same chore for the 
school's summer Radio Workshop 
session. 

New class starts September 26. 
NYU’s Radio Workshop was one 
of the first radio courses ln tho 
country. 



the $1,250,000 figure originally men- 
tioned in The Billboard, this being 
Noble’s idea of a fair price that would 
be acceptable to the FCC. Rumors this 
week had the station going for the fabu- 
lous sum of $1,600,000. These were 
squelched by unequivocal denial that 
any such hid had been received; also 
that no such offer would be accepted 
since it is felt the FOC would not ap- 
prove sale at so high a price. 



ROLL TICKETS 

Printed to Your Order 1 AA AAA (nr 

Cheapest GOOD TICKET op the Market ■vV/WV IUI 

Keystone Ticket Co..C«..'.,.$ 19 . 50 .i§i 9 



Send Cash With Order. Sleek Tickets, $16.00 per 100,000. 



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August 28, 1943 



Blue Central Div. Enjoying 
Independence; Chi Key for 
Several Fall Commercials 

Eye WENR Full Time; WJWC Goes on Block; 
Part-Time Aclies Grow 



CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Sale of the Blue 
Network Is bringing Increased activity to 
Its Central Division and an exceptionally 
busy fall and winter is forecast. About 
twice as many commercials will be han- 
dled by the Chicago office as have been 
handled In the past; the new inde- 
pendent 6et-up of various departments 
will call for largely increased space and 
many new employees, and Blue Is mull- 
ing plans for putting WENR on a full- 
time baBis, something the Blue has 
wanted to do for a long time. 

Among the commercials Central Divi- 
sion will handle are Hot Copy, orig- 
inating from WENR, to be sponsored by 
the O'Ccdar Company starting August 
29; the new Fitcli Band Wagon show, 
starting September 8, with Freddie Mar- 
tin's orchestra and originating wherever 
Martin happens to be playing; Wheeling 
Steel Makers, promotion and publicity 
for which will toe handled from Chicago, 
and Meet Your Navy, which goes com- 
mercial early in October. 

The fall Fitch show, an MCA deal, will 
continue to have Tom Jjteddy as emsee, 
and on each broadcast a prominent song 
writer will appear. 

Captain Midnight, kid show, returns 
to the air September 27 for the Wander 
Company (Ovaltine) for 39 weeks, 8:46- 
0 p.m. CWT, Monday thru FMday. 

Blue Music , News and S. E. 



Hammond-Calumet Broadcasting Corpo- 
ration, of which John W. Clarke was 
president. William R. Cline was station 
manager. 



Chi a Blue Exec Worry 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Blue is seri- 
ously, now that Edward J. Noble’s bank- 
roll is available, cogitating on the Chi- 
cago situation. Top execs know some- 
thing must be done to get full-time 
representation in Chicago; have known 
this ever since Blue Eet up its own shop, 
but financially were unable to do any- 
thing while they were dependent upon 
the RCA purse. 

Just what they’ll do Is moot. Gene 
T. Dyer has three outlets in the Chi mar- 
ket and might be Interested in a deal 
based on combining his two part-timers 
into a full-time outlet and selling one 
of his then two full-time stations. ThlB, 
of course, would take a lot of figuring 
and is subject to all 6orts of complica- 
tions. 

Then there is also the possibility that 
the Blue might buy WJWC, tho Ham- 
mond, Ind., outlet that recently went 
under. It’s full-time and operated with 
five kw. power. Only trouble Is WJWO 
aired at 1620 on the dial, which is n.s. g. 
slnca tho other webs outlets are down at 
the other end of the dial. 



Mail Order Script 

Course for One 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21. — An army 
corporal, James A. Driscoll, who 
has been stationed with a tank 
battalion on a California desert 
for nine months, isn’t going to 
let the desert monotony get him. 
The corporal wrote the WGN con- 
tinuity department the other day 
that as there was nothing to see 
but sand and nothing to do after 
work except look at sand, he had 
decided he’d take advantage of 
the recreatiotilcss nights by 
studying script writing to pre- 
pare himself for a career ufter 
the war. He asked WGN if they 
could help him out. So, by the 
time this is in print Corporal 
Driscoll will have a big bundle of 
scripts, representative of writing 
for a wide variety of shows, sent 
him by WGN. 



BBC Pix Pitch 
U. S. Colleges 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Pictures of 
British Broadcasting Corporation crews 
in action will tour 150 major colleges 
and schools in the United States. The 
•traveling exhibit of over 100 photographs 
debuts at Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology, Cambridge, Mass., Septem- 
ber 6, where it will remain for 30 days. 

Photos of spot broadcasting on battle- 
fields, in London streets, in colonial 
countries, as well as some outstanding 
radio personalities at the mike, are in- 
cluded in the group. 



on Own 

The Blue’s music library, news and 
special events, mail room, and other de- 
partments, herotorore operated in con- 
junction with NBC, will now bo oper- 
ated independently. It also Is expected 
that some 40 to SO new employees will 
be required. 

The necessity of dividing time between 
WENR and WLS has hampered the Blue 
in many ways and several attempts to 
buy WLS have been made, but without 
success. There are muny Blue sustainera 
which, because of divided time, can not 
be carried in Chicago. A full-time sta- 
tion here would be a tremendous asset to 
the Blue and continued efforts to bring 
this about are being made, 

WJWC Sale in 10 Days 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Station WJWC, 
Hammond, Ind., which suspended opera- 
tion February 0, probably will be 60ld 
In the next 10 days. Frank N. Galvin, 
of the receiver’s office, states that a num- 
ber of bids have been received and are 
now under consideration and that ‘an 
early sale is expected. 

WJWC was owned and operated by the 



Oracling Pays 
Off 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Tho 
oft - overlooked ease with 
which people bccomo oracles 
waB aptly illustrated this 
week by experience of a local 
news commentator. A year 
ago he was Just an an- 
nouncer and was treated as 
Just another “lousy actor'* 
by tho execs of one of the 
largest recording studios. 

Now, thanks to six months 
build-up as a news analyst 
on ono of tho bigger Indio 
outlets, when he has a 
recording date at the same 
studio the top execs wait 
around for him to arrive and 
ask him for the lowdown on 
everything from local politics 
to global strategy. 

“They act,” said the an- 
nouncer-commentator, “as If 
I had a pipeline to President 
Roosevelt’s brain. Actually 
all I have Is a good volco, 
access to news tickers and 
read a great many publica- 
tions.” 



Burnett WBBM S’-Eventer 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Shep Chartoc, 
who recently became director of special 
events, publicity and education depart- 
ments of WBBM. this week appointed 
Jack Burnett as special events assistant. 
Burnett has been public relations direc- 
tor of the Sonja Henie Ice revue for four 
years and also handled publicity for Chi- 
cago Stadium. For several years he was 
sporta director of WGN. 



Meyer to WISN 
O’Mally to WTAQ 

MILWAUKEE. Aug. 21. — Robert J. 
Meyer this week resigned as assistant 
manager of the local Office of War In- 
formation to manage the promotion de- 
partment of Station WISN. Meyer re- 
places Hugh O'Malley, who has Joined 
tho staff of WTAQ, Green Bay. 



NBC Not By-Passing Video; 
Television Staff Reports 
To Menser; Committee Formed 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Taking cog- 
nizance of the strides being taken by the 
DuMont and General Electric television 
outlets NBC yesterday moved to protect 
its stake In Video by setting up a post- 
war television planning committee. They 
will survey, study and plan and be set 
to swing Into action when the war ends. 

Committee Is staffed by John Royal, 
v p. In charge of international, short- 
wave and television, as chairman; Bill 
Hedges, v. p. in charge of stations; O. B. 
Hanson, v. p. and chief engineer, and C. 
L. Menser, v. p. and manager of tho pro- 



gram department. Noran Kersta, ex- 
manager of the television department, 
now In the Marine Corps, Is represented 
by his assistant, John Williams. 

Currently NBC, pioneer in television 
programing, 16 televising four hours a 
week. Henceforth the television staff will 
report to O. L. Menser. Patently NBC feels 
that altho they cannot continue their 
experimental work with llvo Video shows, 
duo to lack of trained personnel, they 
can at least keep their minds working 
and be ready to pick up where they left 
off when the war started. 



MacFarland-Aveyard Sets Two 
Shoivs for 39 Weeks for Omar 



OMAHA, Aug. 21. — Omar, Inc., flour 
and bakery outfit active In these parts, 
has been signed by MacForland. Aveyard 
& Company. Chicago ad agency, for a 
two-program, 39-wcek series on 14 Mid- 
west and Western stations. The pro- 
grams, which start September 13. figure 
as the flour company’s most elaborate 
radio set-up thus far. Both shows will 
be transcribed, produced in Chicago and 
cut by CBS. 

For the bakery division the sponsor Is 
using a Monday, Wednesday and Friday 
flve-a-mlnute spot, The Songs of Omar. 
Talent is Virginia Sellers and Wayne Van 
Dyne, both name vocalists in these parts. 
Musical accompaniment will come from 
harmonicas or some other instrument 
that is not under APM Jurisdiction. 

Other program, plugging the milling 



division, is a kid serial. Adventures of 
Omar, a Saturday morning half hour. 
Herb Futuran did the scripts, and the 
cast includes Louise Fitch, Ray Suber, 
Bob McKee, John Larkin, Bob Kelllson 
and Arthur Young, a 14-ycar moppet. 

Costs of both shows came here for a 
sales meeting of the company and did a 
live audition. 

Stations being used are WMT, Cedar 
Rapids, Ta.; KOA, Denver; WHO, Des 
Moines; WOO, Davenport, la.; WOLO, 
Janesville, Wis.; KOIL, Omaha; KMA, 
Shenandoah, la.; KGLO, Mason City, la.; 
KOB, Albuquerque. N. M.; KVRS, Rock 
Springs, Wyo.; WBNS, Columbus, O.; 
WFBM, Indianapolis; KOWH, Omaha, and 
WTMJ, Milwaukee. Omar, Inc., has 
bakery outlets in last four towns. 



U. & Stations 
Learn by Doing; 
Aids Manpower 

AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 21.— Radio’s acute 
man-power problem should be relieved 
somewhat, particularly in Texas, by two 
current talent-training programs — one 
•by Radio House of the University of 
Texas here at Austin, the other by Sta- 
tions WFAA-KGKO at Dallas. 

Radio House with Mrs. Elithc Hamil- 
ton Beal as acting director trains prom- 
ising university students In announcing, 
script writing and program production, 
and is stepping up its activities to meet 
wartime demands. Training program is 
not theoretical folderoi but actual learn- 
by-doing lab work, and several Radio 
House products are now in top station 
Jobs. Students almost from the first 
begin "tasting’’ the real thing because 
several Radio House programs, written 
and produced by them, are regularly 
aired over Texas stations. Right now 
the UT outfit’s summer schedule in- 
cludes five weekly programs, including 
two in Spanish. 

Free Station Sponsored School 

At Dallas, WFAA's Managing Director 
Martin Campbell has announced a sta- 
tion-sponsored school for announcers, 
with applicants admitted free after com- 
petitive auditions. 

The school, Campbell explained, is de- 
signed as a wartime measure to insure 
an adequate supply of trained men to 
supplant those called into the armed 
forces, and "as a public service in seek- 
ing out and training talented men who 
want careers in radio.” Upon completion 
of the course, qualified graduates will be 
offered WFAA or KGKO positions or as- 
sisted in obtaining Jobs with other radio 
stations outside Dallas. Course is lim- 
ited to high school graduates, 18 to 36, 
who have deferred draft classifications 
and who are not engaged In essential 
industry. 



Disney-cleS ever sky Plug 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Walt Disney 
and Major Alexander P. dcSeversky this 
week waxed a program in the studios of 
Brtlsh Broadcasting Corporation for air- 
ing in England. 

BBC will broadcast the transcription 
on its Home Service as plug for Disney's 
Victory Thru Air Poivcr film which 
prems in London September 20. 



Greer to KSAL 

SALINA Kan., Aug. 21.— Ben Greer has 
left KICD. Spencer. Ia., to replace Kirk 
Hummer of KSAL here. Hammer, an ex- 
marine, has been inducted into the army. 



AFRA NAT’L CONFAB 

(Continued from page 7) 
posed, since minima have not been 
upped in two years. 

Also to be established as a result of 
the confab Is a permanent Constitutional 
Change Committee to study the by-laws 
and propose changes as the need arises. 
Heretofore, the committee has met from 
time to time, but never on a permanent 
basis. 

Co-ordination of national and local 
disciplinary action will probably be an- 
other outcome of the convention, as will 
be a wider distribution of benefit funds 
now on hand. Many other internal 
problems of the various AFRA locals, 
such as transfer procedure and contri- 
butions to war activities will be dis- 
cussed. 

Among the 56 New York delegates are 
Tibbett; Margaret Speaks and Bill 
Adams, national vice-presidents; Emily 
Holt, exccujlve secretary; George Hellor, 
associate executive secretary; Henry Jaffe, 
counsel; Peg LaCentra, Evelyn McGregor, 
Conrad Tlbault, John Brown, Frank 
Gallop, Minerva Pious, Frank Lovejoy, 
Betty Garde, House Jameson, Adelaide 
Klein, Lucille Wall, Anne Seymour and 
Selena Royle. Some of them may not be 
able to attend because of commitments 
here, however. Jean Hersholt. Edward 
Arnold and Eddie Cantor will be on 
hand, heading the Los Angeles contin- 
gent of 40-odd reps. Virginia Payne, 
chief of the Chicago local; Vincent Pel- 
letier, Phil Lord and other board mem- 
bers head the 26 host-playing Chi- 
cagoans. 





August 28 9 1943 



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Scott Bill N SG 
For AFM R&F 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Trade circles In 
tills town expect no great development 
from the Scott Bill, pointing to the fact 
that similar legislation has been intro- 
duced ever since NAPA won its lirst case 
in Philly. As far as musicians are con- 
cerned. It would not satisfy APM’s desire 
to relieve rank and flic “unemployment." 

Concensus Is that soloists and band 
leaders would spoon In the gravy while 
eldemcn would get no additional money. 



Scott Record Bill 
For Sept. Revival 

WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.— When Con- 
gress reconvenes here in September, de- 
termined effort will be made to revive 
the House bill Introduced by Rep. Hugh 
Scott (Penn.), which would permit 
copyrighting of phonograph records and 
allow performers royalties if recordings 
are broadcast or used in Juke boxes. 
Considerable support for Scott bill Is 
expected, Indications hero show, since 
Petrlllo ban has aroused Congressional 
Ire and lawmakers are too Impatient to 
wait for outcomo of National War Labor 
Board hearings on electrical transcrip- 
tion •'holiday." 

Few congressmen are willing to attack 
Scott bill as Petrlllo Is extremely un- 
popular on Capitol HUI. Among con- 
gressmen rallying to support the bill is 
Rep. Joseph C. Baldwin (N. Y.) who an- 
nounced In New York that he would 
seek Immediate action to revive the 
manufacture of phonograph records and 
remove freeze which has kept record and 
c. t. business stalemated for over a year. 
Scott bill. Introduced earlier In session, 
was pigeonholed when buried In com- 
mittee. 



KADIO FIGHTING FRONTS 

( Continued from page 4) 
equipment of tanks, scout cars, aircraft 
and practically all other army mobile 
units, Including the cavnlry with Its 
“guidon sets." 

Eyes and Ears 
Of Navy, Too 

What applies to the army, applies in 
an equally vital sense to navy. The de- 
velopment of radio has revolutionized 
naval warfare, and today radio reigns 
supreme as basis of all communications 
at seu. Practically every typo of message 
In navy Is carried by radio. Five Im- 
portant shore stations reach any point 
In the world, and In addition, each naval 
district has a radio station near its 
headquarters. 

Importance of radio on the home front 
has not been overlooked by either OWI 
or the military leaders of this country. 
Just as civilians have become subject to 
attack by the air, so they also have be- 
come subject to attack by radio, for 
short-wave broadcasting might easily be 
described sis a largely new field of strug- 
gle in addition to the military, economic 
and diplomatic struggles which make up 
war In 1943. Or at least, this is feeling 
of government leaders. In other words, 
radio has extended the battlefields over 
distances never before thought possible, 
making this undoubtedly the wordiest 
war in history. 

On the home front, the Radio Intel- 
ligence Division of the Federal Commu- 
nications Commission polices all radio 
channels to detect and locate unauthor- 
ized stations operating in violation of 
wartime regulations. These FCC forces 
Include 91 monitoring stations — or lis- 
tening posts — thruout the United States 
and territories, the locations of which 
arc secret. 

Short Wave Is Tip-Off 
On Political Front 

In another sense, according to FCC. 
the value of short-wave sources increases 
as It becomes more difficult to obtain 
news from various countries by normal 
means. Today almost every political, 
diplomatic and even military move Is 
presuged by shifts In propaganda. Con- 
sequently, thru study of propaganda 
trends made possible by monitoring, it 
is often possible for experts to predict 
such changes. The altered tone of cer- 
tain foreign broadcasts, for example. 



The Ilawk , Not Hawks\ 
Nest 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Exact- 
ing bird, tbls guy Bob Hawk. 
Spelling his name with an “s“ 
gets up his dander. He recently 
got out a picture-letter to edi- 
tors, Illustrated first ono bird. 
This, says Hawk, is a Hawk. Next 
there was a picture of two birds. 
These, he says, arc Hawks. Then 
there’s a picture of himself. And 
this bird, says Hawk, is a Hawk. 

Confusing, isn’t it? But what's 
the difference, like Hawks, we 
mean Hawk, says, so long as the 
nest Is feathered — with green- 
backs. 



gave the first indication of the German 
invasion of Russia, and that Japan in- 
tended to occupy Indo-China. 

Radio enabled James F. Farrell, FCC 
monitor operator at West Chester, Pa., 
to Intercept an 8 O S message and aid In 
the rescue of seven men In a navy putrol 
plane forced down off the Galapagos Is- 
lands. Radio in a specially equipped 
airplane operating in conjunction with 
mobile direction-finding units on the 
ground, led to the location of an Illegal 
transmitter purporting to be sending 
from a ship off Boston, but actually In 
a house in Haydensville, Mass. 

Radio has played a vital part in help- 
ing first to stem and then to turn the 
tide of total Axis assault. 

U.S. Equipment Stands 
Up in Conflict 

Specifically as to U. S.-manufacturcd 
equipment, OWI said, a new series of 
communication sets proved outstanding 
in operations in North Africa, and arc 
being carried by the signal corps as U. S. 
forces move northward In the Mediter- 
ranean theater. Infantry patrols and 
front-line troops swear by the new five- 
pound walkie-talkie, light enough to 
hold In one hand and almost as easy to 
use as a telephone handset. Originally 
designed for paratrooper use, this set 
features an automatic switch which 
turns the instrument on when the tele- 
scopic antenna is pulled out of the case. 

Further, OWI has reported, radio re- 
search Is being continued by the army 
and new developments are constantly 
being made, with every manufacturer 
of any importance in the electronics in- 
dustry participating. Radio Is moving- 
just ahead of the global conflict. 



Flamm-Noble-WMCA Tivo Part 
Action Moves Along as Briefs 
Are Filed ; Injunction Weighed 

FCC-Bluc Hearing Set for September 12 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Legal action by 
Donald Flumra vs. Edward J. Noble to 
revoke the sale of WMCA, consummated 
three years ago. headed for a showdown 
this week with the filing of additional 
briefs by both parties. Actually there 
are two court actions, both taken by 
Ftaram, one for an Injunction to prevent 
the sale of the station (Noble, having 
purchased the Blue Network, has put 
WMCA up for sale) and tlie other a suit 
to rescind the sale of the station. 

Major exhibits among theso additional 
briefs, most of which were answers and 
counter answers to charges and counter- 
charges filed and made last week, and 
reported In the previous issue of The 
Billboard, were transcripts of alleged 
telephone conversations between Shaw 
and Roberts, and Don Shaw’s affidavit 
refuting the allegations made in the 
Leslie Roberts affidavit. Latter was filed 
by Flamm and described in last week’s 
Issue of this publication. 

The court Is still mulling the Injunc- 
tion petition and the trial re the deci- 
sion may start early next month. 

Meanwhile the FCC has set September 
12 for the public hearings on the appli- 
cation for consent to transfer control 
of the Blue Network, from RCA to Noble. 
Just what, if any, part the current 



Barn Dance Goes 
Home to Eighth St. 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21. — The Eighth Street 
Theater, taken over about a year ago by 
the U. S. Army to present entertainment 
units for the benefit of the Army Air 
Force Technical Training Command, has 
been turned back t.o its owners. For- 
merly the home of the WLS National 
Barn Dance, the theater has again been 
taken over by WLS anti the Barn Dance 
will be returned there September 11. 

During the 10 l / 2 years that the WLS 
program was aired from the Eighth 
Street Theater more than 1,100,000 per- 
sons paid to see the Saturday night shows. 



Flamm vs. Noble re are EMCA suit will 
play In these hearings is moot. 

Under FCC procedure these charges! 
can be Introduced via a brief, or request 
to be heard, from any interested party 
or by the FCC Itself taking cognizance 
of what has appeared in the public press. 
At this time Flamm has neither filed a 
brief nor petitioned the FCC for a hear- 
ing. 

However, it Is possible that should 
Flanvm’s injunction be granted, or 
should the suit come to trial before the 
FCC hearings, that the oommission would 
feel obligated to mull the charges before 
making any decision on the Blue trans- 
fer. 



NBC-Radio Recording Shifts 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — The resignation 
of Oscar Turner, program manager of 
NBC’s Radio-Recording Division, to Join 
OWI has brought about other depart- 
mental changes. Norman Cloutier, who 
Is responsible for recording copyright 
matters, has also been appointed man- 
ager of the Thesaurus programs, origi- 
nally part of Turner’s work, 

Morris W. Hamilton succcedG Turner 
and will assume all chores formerly han- 
dled by latter with exception of those 
Included In Cloutier’s assignment. 



S.E.-P.A., WHN Divorce 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— WHN has 
divided Its publicity-special events de- 
partment, turning the latter over to 
George Hamilton Combs, one of the sta- 
tion’s commentators. The rearrange- 
ment cmne in the wake of Bernle Estes’s 
resignation; as publicist he had handled 
both departments. 



Dick Connor Swings West 



Davis , Hoyt Invite Industry 
Execs To Serve as Committee 
To Ponder War-Info Problems 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Dick Connor, 
MBS station relations chief. Is planning 
a two-wcek swing of the Western loop 
of the web. Probably leaves next week 
and confabs with stations In Midwest, on 
Coast and In Texas. 



Contes WTMJ Promotion 



WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 21.— Elmer 
Davis, Director Office War Information, 
and Palmer Hoyt, Director or Domestic 
Operations, have Invited nine officials in 
radio industry to serve as advisory com- 
mittee to consult with OWI from time to 
time upon war-lnfonnatlon problems as 
they relate to radio. Similar advisory 
committee, composed of newspaper edi- 
tors and publishers, wus appointed sev- 
eral weeks ago and has already had an 
initial meeting with Davis and Hoyt. 
New radio advisory commlttco will bo 
Invited to meet with OWI as soon as sat- 
isfactory date can be arranged. The 
radio officials who serve on advisory 
committee are: Lewis Allen Weiss, vlce- 



dNCINNATI. Aug. 21— WCKY’6 drive 
to obtain “Tackle for Troops,” which 
concluded soveral weeks ago and which 
netted what the boys stationed m 
Alaska and tire Aleutians needed, has 
brought yells from servicemen In many 
other U. S. outposts. 

Thousands of other khaki-clad boys 
want to fish and so WCKY has contacted 
other stations as well as newspapers 
thruout the country with suggestion 
that they Inaugurate similar projects. 



president and general manager of Don 
Leo Broadcasting System; Miller McClin- 
tock, president of Mutual Broadcasting 
System, Inc.; William S. Paley, president 
of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.; 
Mark Woods, president Blue Network; 
Leo Fitzpatrick, vice-president and gen- 
eral manager of Good-Will Station at 
Detroit; Herbert L. Pettcy, director of 
\WNTNcw York City; Martin B. Camp- 
bell, managing director WFAA, Dallas 
studios, and WBAP. Fort Worth studio; 
Nevlllo Miller, president National Asso- 
ciation of Broadcastors; Niles Trammell, 
president National Broadcasting Com- 
pany. 



Result Is that both press and radio are 
talking tackle at the drop of a hat. 

The station's idea to furnish equip- 
ment caught fire after a plug In service- 
men’s mag, Yank. The Outdoor Writers* 
Association of America has taken up tho 
cudgel to keep the boys happy. J. Ham- 
mond Brown, outdoor editor of The Bal- 
timore News-Post and OWAA president, 
has pledged himself to carry out project 
on a national 6calc. There'll be a mil- 
lion Izaak Waltons after the war. 



MILWAUKEE, Aug. 21.— Paul Coates, 
recently discharged from tho service, 
has become promotion manager of 
WTMJ-W55M, Milwaukee Journal sta- 
tions. 



Crandall Sheds Cold 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— George Cran- 
dall, CBS publicity prexy, checked out of 
the hospital, where he shed a bad cold. 
He headed for the mountains, fresh air, 
rest and relaxation. Due back after Labor 
Day. 



A. K4 Records Spinning 

FORT WORTH, Aug. 21.— WBAP 
drew on Sgt. John (Knocky) Parker's 
collection of 2,026 records for a new 
show, The Evolution of Jazz. Earliest 
recordings by famous band leaders are 
spun, then compared with tho latest 
disk. Some of Parker’s old platters 
are valued as high as $50 each. 




“ Tackle for Troops ” Spreads 
From WCKY to Nation; Press 
Joins Radio in Campaign 




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RADIO 



August 28 , 1943 



PROGRAM REVIEWS 



EWT Unless Otherwise Indicated 



Passport for Adams 

Reviewed Tuesday, 10-10:30 p.m. 
Style — Drama. Sustaining on WABC 

(New York) and CBS. 

Tilts typo of program is a typical ex- 
ample of why CBS Is ahead of its com- 
petitors in programing. In its simplest 
components Passport Is an attempt to 
tell Americans about Its Allies, about the 
pcoplo who are fighting with us, about 
what the war has done to them and what 
they think about us. And by so doing 
the program shows us, wo Americans, 
what we're fighting for. Thus it does a 
double-barreled job and is highly ef- 
fective, too. 

One of the other networks, attempting 
to reach the same objective, marshaled 
an impressive group of big shots and sat 
them before a mike for a half hour each 
week. It looked good In the record and 
probably gathered a few more newspaper 
clippings. The difference Is in' the 
program. 

CBS on the other hand set its crack 
writers (Norman Corwin did the first 
script, Ronald MacDougall will do the 
rest): its crack director, Norman Corvrin; 
its expert in background and mood 
music, Bernard Herrmann, to work on the 
show. And then it goes out and gets a 
star name, guaranteed to draw listeners, 
to head the cast. 

The result Is a program Jampackcd 
With mass appeal. Robert Young, MOM 
star, plays a small-town newspaper editor 
on special assignment for a news syndi- 
cate. With foreign correspondents in 
the news every day Passport presents a 
specimen at work. With the four free- 
doms In the back of every citizen’s mind 
Passport has syndicate man Doug Adams 
assigned to "write about the commoners 
not the kings." 

Add in a crack cast headed by Ray 
Collins, Paul Stewart nnd Harry Daven- 
port, add the appeal of Robert Young, 
add the down-to-earth mass appeal of 
the dramatic technique and there is only 
one conclusion: If the writing hold3 up, 
and It should, then CBS has a program 
that should do more for the home front 
and the eventual winning of the peace 
than all the verbage spouted by stuffed 
shirts in the past year. Lou Frankel. 



perfectly timed performance of the 
Golden Gate Quartet who spellbound 
the audience with Gospel Train, Dapper 
Dan apd Noah's Ark. The foursome, al- 
ways tops, was at the peak of its form 
in this tele take. Cameras enhanced the 
act. so that they literally seemed to sway 
to the swinging of their spiritual. 

Television will undoubtedly be an ex- 
cellent medium for the Negro. While 
features of white actors and singers are 
often distorted, colored performers, with- 
out the make-up with which their lighter 
brothers must plaster themselves, project 
to much better effect. 

Vaudeville team of Lynn Russell and 
Mlrlan Fararr, just returned from a long 
tour for USO-Camp Shows, did an effec- 
tive take-off on soap operas and closed 
with a comic medley of well-known Rus- 
sian songs. The gals are good. 

Thanks to James the videocast ended 
at 9 o’clock as per schedule. Since neither 
performers nor producers can spare time 
from their regular work for rehearsals, 
the curtain has not always dropped on 
the nose. Not only did the emsee get 
the show off on time, he kept the pot 
boiling for a potent entertainment brew 
despite the varied acts he had to work 
with. 

Press-On Tapo Company presented 
its product with a drama that fell short 
of its first effort two weeks ago. Scene 
opened with a spirited view of an electric 
iron resting on an ironing board. Off- 
screen voice, speaking for the iron, re- 
gretted that its days of usefulness were 
almost over. Most people think Irons are 
hero to 6tay, but script said they were 
rot. After this uninspired shot, a drama- 
tization was presented. Mother and 
daughter, played by Anna Karen and 
Barbara Joyce, competently Introduced 
Prcss-On and demonstrated its use as a 
mending agent. Another stimulating 
view of the iron completed the experi- 
ment. 

Pitch was well acted, but script was 
weak. Last shot of the pressing mecha- 
nism was Just too much Iron and too 
little mettle. Wanda Marvin. 



Cox Congressional Parade 
Continues; WHOM, WBNX, WOV, 
FCC Reps Go Thru Paces 

D. C. Front Joins New York Exhibition 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— The Cox Con- 
gressional Committee probe of the Fed- 
eral Communications Commission this 
week continued Its predetermined path, 
namely to try to prove that the FCC 
has been arbitrary and unfair In its 
custody of the radio Industry. Testi- 
mony this week continued on the al- 
leged misdeeds of the FCC and the OWI 
In the foreign language field. 

Congressman Cox was on the bench 
this week and heard Eugene L. Garey, 
the committee’s counsel, put ^assorted 
foreign-language participants thru the 



wringer. Among those on the stand 
were Guiaeppi Lupis, a censor and mon- 
itor for WHOM; Hames A. Guest, of the 
FCC field office in this town; Arnold 
B. Hartley, formerly of WGES, Chicago, 
currently program manager of a New 
York station, and William C. Alcorn, 
general manager of WBNX. 

Next week the Cox Committee opens 
its own second front. In Washington 
Fred Walker, associate counsel, will delve 
into alleged draft deferments for FCC 
staffers, while Eugene Garey, here, looks 
Into the WMOA situation and possibly 
puts Donald Flamm on the stand. 



WEAF Opens Wallet Wide 
For Rockville Center’s 50th. 
Year; Lolly pops for Kids 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— WEAF is open- 
ing its wallet wide for a one-shot pro- 
motion out in the stix than it has for 
any stint in a long time. In co-opcration 
with the Long Island Railroad, the Rock- 
ville -Center Chamber of Commerce and 
H. C. Bohaclt 6s Company, the station 
Is making a loud pitch for Mary Margaret 
McBride’s broadcast August 30 in Rock- 
ville Center. Occasion is the town’s 50th 
anniversary and the current War Bond 
Drive. 



Station's promotion department has ar- 
ranged for 1,000 car cards announcing 
tire show In L. I. railroad trains, 20 
posters on the outskirts of Rockville Cen- 
ter, 85 outdoor display cards, 200 posters 
on train platforms. Fanny Farmer lolly- 
pops with WEAF Imprint will be dis- 
tributed to the kids. And Bohack Stores 
will distribute matches with the station’s 
call letters. They're going to mako 
Rockville Center WEAF conscious — or 
else. 



DuMont Television 

Reviewed Wednesday, 8:30-9:30 p.m. 
Style — Variety -and films. Sustaining on 
W2WXV (New York). 

DuMont’s Television Roof this week 
Introduced a slightly altered format. In- 
stead of guest stars taking bows, the 
Roof now presents a floorshow of Its own. 
Revision lends professional punch and 
permits emsee Dennis James more room 
on tho range. 

Show opened with a bang when singer 
Ginger Dulo, who is more energetic than 
entertaining, literally romped thru 1 
Vfanna Be a G Man and I Can't Find a 
Man, and did a violent take-off on 
Martha Rnyc with Solitude. She’s an 
attractive girl, but an ill-advised choice 
of material and a roughhouse treatment 
added up to too much Ginger. 

In striking contrast was the restrained. 



DuMont Television 

Reviewed Wednesday, 8:30-9:30 p.m. 
Stylo — Variety. Sustaining on W2WXV 
(New York) . 

The pie made from nine and twenty 
blackbirds had nothing on Television 
Roof, DuMont’s weekly experimental 
show. At least that many persons of 
varied talent and experience have their 
fingers in tho pie that they hope will 
some day be fit to set before a sponsor 
klhg. 

As a result of pooling time, talent 
and technical skill on these programs, 
a satisfactory blend should evolve. Al- 
ready Improvements are evident and 
each week’s previous mistake Is eradi- 
cated. Not only are performers benefit- 
ing by their appearances before the 
cameras, but directors are being devel- 
oped from the ranks to aid in the shap- 
ing of future video shows. 

On past shows ad agencies have made 
slight contributions to a tele method of 
merchandise exploitation, but no group 
has gone Into the matter as thoroly 



Stations and Press Raid Each 
Other’s Staffs in Spokane 



SPOKANE, Aug. 21.— Another chapter 
in the long standing press-radio feud in 
this town was written this week when 
the Cowles newspapers permitted their 
employees to take extra work In every 
essential Industry with the exception of 
radio. This Is a labor short town, and 
doubling of Jobs has become fairly 
common. 

Employees of the W. H. Cowles Jr. 
(not the Des Moines Cowles who have 
The Register and Tribune, Look mag 
and three radio stations) papers are 
still on a 40-hour week, while radio sta- 
tion employees have been on a 48-hour 
schedule ever slnco the help shortage de- 
veloped. 

Duo to this shortage there has been 
some snatching back and forth of em- 



ployees, with the stations having the best 
of the deal to date. Among Spokane 
newsmen now on radio pay rolls are E. H. 
Partridge, head of the KFPY news bureau 
and local UP manager; Ernie Jorgensen, 
KFPY special features and farm news 
editor, and John Bemlss, KGA-KHQ news 
bureau chief. On the other side of the 
ledger The Chronicle nabbed Jo Brooks, 
former KGA-KHQ continuity staffer, for 
its drama and feature desk. 

The battle, which radio men claim Is 
a one-sided affair, has long waged In 
Spokane. Despite heavy advertising by 
both national and local radio users plug- 
ging their programs, only news space 
given to radio is dally time schedules In 
agate type, two-column box in The 
Chronile evening sheet and one column 
in Review morning and Sunday paper. 




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as Reiss Advertising Agency on this show. 
In a short dramattc skit they put across 
Prcss-On, a mending product, in a most 
interesting and watchablc way. 

■Variety acts, emseed by Dennis James, 
Included Connie Haines, former Tommy 
Dorsey songstress, doing You'll Never 
Know and You'll Never Go to Heaven, 
and Larry Douglas, vocalist with Carmen 
Cavallaro's ork, giving with It's Always 
You and Night and Day. 

Miss Haines, due cither to expert 
make-up or natural beauty, came thru 
beautifully. The camera caught and 
projected her piquant personality, and 
her voice registered perfectly. Douglas, 
on the other hand, fared badly. His 
facial expression remained static thru- 
out, detracting from his competent song 
rendition. 

Pianist Frankie Froeba, of WNEW and 
Club 18, soloed Body and Soul and a 
weak boogie-woogie number. Camera 
work on Froeba was not up to standard 
of rest of program. When attempting 
to focus on his hands and the keyboard, 
lens was open too wide and took In a 
shoulder which threw picture off bal- 
ance. 

Sports commentator Sam Taub con- 
ducted an Interview with prize-fighter 
Mauriello. During this give-and-take, 
Nick Quaranti managed to Insert a 
Jimmy Durante imitation. Mimicry was 



ably done but out of place In this spot 

Kcrby Cushing analyzed What Docs 
Ghandl Want? by T. A. Raman. After 
revealing Cushing seated at a desk dis- 
cussing and explaining the volume, 
camera swept to a close-up of the book 
and back to Cushing before shifting to 
a showing of excerpts from the British 
War Information film. The Changing 
Face of India. Cushing has worked out 
a most effective means of book selling. 
It stimulates interest In the literary ltcni 
without the listener's awareness of any- 
thing but informative entertainment. 

Co-operative effort of Reiss ad agency 
and "Press-On Tape” people In a care- 
fully planned presentation of mending 
tape topped all DuMont commercial ex- 
perimentation to date. 

Opening with a take of a lovely woman 
singing and accompanying herself on the 
piano in her living room, the little drama 
brought in daughter who was in tears 
because her party dress was badly ripped 
Pretty mama comes to her rescue by the 
application of "Prcss-On Tape” to tho 
tear. Product works, daughter is happy 
mother goes back to the piano, and a 
lusty commercial is born, 

Anna Karen and Barbara Joyce free- 
lance radio actresses, played mother and 
daughter, respectively. Both rate kudos 
for convincing and restrained perform- 
ances. w . 




August 28, 1943 



RADIO-MUSIC 



The Billboard 13 



Records Hinted Not Far Ofi 



5 New Sides by 
Swooners Soon; 
Haymes ‘Banner’ 

Decca Pulls Prize Switch 



Coca-Cola Spotlight Band 
Parade 

(Week of August 23) 

Monday, Aug. 23 Bob Chester 

Tuesday, Aug. 24 Henry King 

Wednesday, Aug. 25 Les Brown 

Thursday. Aug. 26 Sammy Kayo 

Friday. Aug. 27 Xavier Cugafc 

Saturday, Aug. 28 Bob Crosby 



NEW YORK. Aug. 21 ,■ — Five more sides 
by the trio of swoon-croon baritones will 
hit the market- soon, Columbia bringing 
out Frank Sinatra on People Will Sap 
We'ra in Love and Oh, What a Beautiful 
Morning, both from Oklahoma; Victor 
readying Secretly sung by Perry Como. 

The big surprise package Is Decca’s 
waxing of Dick Haymes on There's a 
Star-Spangled Banner Waving Some- 
where. This will cause plenty of raised 
eyebrows in the trade because Elton 
Britt’s Bluebird disk has sold upward of 
a million copies and, it was believed, just 
about drained the market dry. If Decca's 
new recording of t.he ditty starts selling 
in quantity, it will Introduce a trend 
that will drive artists and repertoire 
managers nuts. 

Up to the time of the PetrHlo ban they 
recorded everything new and that was 
that. Since August l, a year ago, plenty 
of new wrinkles became the fashion with 
the success of re-issues. Tilts is probably 
the first time a hit was deliberately re- 
corded after the hit had supposedly run 
Us course. 

The reverse side of the surprise disk 
is not known at the moment, but that 
too is a "novelty." Secretly presumably 
winds up Victor's supply of Comos; 
Columbia still has two sides .of Sinatra 
left beyond the Oklahoma tunes, titles 
of which arc being Jealously guarded. 



JD Lands Another 
Pic; TD Cutting 
Strings for N. Y. 

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 21.— -Jimmy Dorsey 
was set this week for a fllmuslcal at 
20th -Fox upon the arrival here of his 
manager, BUI Burton. Dorsey is being 
“loaned" by Metro, to whom he is con- 
tracted, for the 20th-Fox untitled film 
which will star Carole Landis, Martha 
Raye, Phil Silvers and others. Pic goes 
into production in early October, the 
bund, currently at the Palladium, clos- 
ing there September (5. 

Meanwhile brother Tommy Dorsey, 
working on the MGM lot. is going ahead 
with plans for revamping his ork for Its 
New York Pennsylvania Hotel opening. 
His string section will be cut from 12 
to half that number, adding at least 
two brassmen from that city when he 
gets there. He has been telling friends 
here It has been those two sections that 
have most displeased him. 

Altho some of the men placed on no- 
tice have already been rchired, at least 
a dozen will be dropped permanently. 
Understood that vocalists Betty Brewer 
and Skip Nelson will remain on. 



AFM Remembers ASCAP- 
Radio War; Thinks Maybe 
It’s Time for New Records 

Doesn’t Want Public To Get Used to Reissues 



MPPA Sues on 
Folio Use of Songs 
Without Permission 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Music Publish- 
ers' Protective Association will tile 
charges of copyright infringement 
against the Tobacco Tags, singing trio 
over WPTP, Raleigh, N. C., marking the 
third action In the past six months 
against a small group for printing a 
song book without permission of pub- 
lishers. Suit involves 18 major pubs, 
whose songs were reprinted in The To- 
bacco Tags' Book of Songs. 

MPPA will demand an injunction re- 
straining the trio from further infringe- 
ment and minimum damages as provided 
In the copyright law of S260 per infringe- 
ment. Each composition used without 
permission is considered as a separate 
infringement. 



Bund Leader Carl Sclireiber 
Expands as Baud Booker 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Carl Schrelber, 
local band leader. Is expanding in tho 
music booking field here as head of the 
Personalized Orchestra & Entertainment 
Service office. He has taken on Hugh 
Henderson, musician, as booking as- 
sistant, and among bands handled thru 
him are Eddie Felber, Royal Troubadors, 
and Lee Williams. 

Schrelber also continues to double as 
band leader in this territory. During a 
recent one-nighter at A1 Gilbcrtz's Lake- 
side Ballroom, Guttenburg, la., he at- 
tracted 850 patrons at $1 per. 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Prom an ex- 
tremely reliable source close to the 
boss — the boss being none other than 
James C. Petrillo, president of the 
American Federation of Musicians — 
comes word that up at AFM headquar- 
ters there is considerable talk relative 
to the lifting of the ban on recordings 
in the not-too-distant future. The same 
informant reports that the long-awaited 
action will not take the form of a gen- 
eral release of the union's restriction on 
ail diskers, but that a recording license 
will be granted to one or more diskers 
whose ideas on terms of remuneration 
jibe with those of the AFM 

According to The Billboard Bourcc, 
AFM-crs are questioning the wisdom of 
letting the ban drag on in the face of 
successful reissues of oldies Which are 
producing increased grosses for disk 
firms. Typical is Decca's earnings for 
tho first six months of 1043, showing 
n profit $50,000 greater than for the cor- 
responding period the year before. 

ASCAP-Radio War Rcfought 

Also being refought up at AFM head- 
quarters is the year-long ASCAP-radlo 
war of 1040. which firmly established 
BMI as competition. Musicians find n 
parallel In the battle of new records vs. 
old ones. AFM leaders make no bones 
about the fact that the ldeul situation 
from their point of view would be the 
complete elimination of all mechanical 
music. Remembering their bitter ex- 
perience in the losing fight against 
"talking movies," they are resigned to 
the continued existence of recorded 
music. However, they are determined 
to regulate conditions under which re- 
cordings are made. 

They are pointing out to each other 
that when ASCAP catalogs were not 
available to radio listeners, BMI music 
was tuned In. Now a comparable situa- 
tion exists In the fl(cld of recorded 
music; freshly minted disks are not 



available, so the public Is lapping up 
recorded stuff of an earlier vintage. 
Union olficiuls are now in agreement 
that If the public must have records, the 
platters might ns well be those made un- 
der terms which bring revenue to musi- 
cians. 

Almost Any Disker Will Do 

One point is being stressed In the 
AFM inner sanctums; it doesn’t make 
any difference to the union which com- 
panies get the green light. W Victor, 
Columbia and Decca stand pat, it's all 
light with the union if Joe Blow shows 
up with the right terms, the bands and 
the recording equipment. 

Muslcraft’s proposition was accepted 
in principle by the AFM some months 
back, but the actual returns to union’s 
“Unemployment Fund" would have 
amounted to "peanuts” and the deal 
was tabled. However, other factors, 
ignored before but appreciated now, 
have produced a dynamic change and 
may reopen that and similar conversa- 
tions. 

Ironically enough, changes have also 
taken place in the conditions affecting 
the ability of secondary diskers to se- 
cure pressings in sizable quantities. It 
Is not beyond the realm of possibility 
that a top-ranking company like Decca 
will play the role WOR assumed in 
breaking the ASCAP-ratlio deadlock. 



Duke Ellington Has 
Concert Yen Again 

NEW YORK. Aug. 21.— Duke Ellington 
has the concert yen again, and the Wil- 
liam Morris Agency is lining up a half 
dozen dates In September and October. 
Only one definitely set at the moment 
Is an Academy of Music bash in Phila- 
delphia September 30. 

In between. Ellington wlU play a num- 
ber of onc-ntghters, with Wilmington, 
Del,, slated for two dances, September 
29 and October 1; Springfield, Mass., the 
3d, and Harrisburg, Pa., on the 5th. In 
addition, a short Canadian tour Is in 
the making. 



Memphis New Battleground 
In AFM’s War Against ET’s; 
Musikers Pulled From WMC 



Monogram’s 3 Bands 

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 21. — MonogTam set 
big music deal last Saturday when 
;udlo signed three bands for its next 
tuslcal, Sweethearts of the U. S. A., 
taich went Into production this week. 

The orks of Jan Garber. Phil Ohman 
nd Henry King were all set for featured 
pots in the pic. Music Corporation of 
’merlca handled the negotiations. 



MEMPHIS, Aug. 21.— Electrical tran- 
scription war the AFM is waging moved 
to this city with an announcement from 
the Memphis Federation of Musicians 
that all union musicians are being with- 
drawn from Station WMC, NBC affiliate, 
because of the station’s refusal to dis- 
continue making transcriptions by hill- 
billy musicians. 

There is no quarrel about the number 
of musicians used at the station which 
employs r regular staff of seven, with 
five more used for odd- Jobs, the all-over 
weekly pay roll averaging $500. 

Station Manager Henry w. Slavick says 
his station has been making such tran- 
scriptions for tbree-and-a-half years and 
sens no reason why it should stop at this 
time. “We do not think the Federation 
has any jurisdiction in the matter and 
we arc standing pat. We will get along 
the best we can without union musi- 
cians.” 

The NT’s are recorded by a 14-plece 
band and are distributed to some 20 sta- 
tions in the South, all of whom use them 
as commercial programs. 

Slavick says that since hillbilly musi- 
cians are not considered eligible lor 
membership in the local union and have 
not been solicited to Join, he sees no 



reason why the AFM, local or national, 
has any Jurisdiction over their activities 
any more than it has over news com- 
mentators, nctors or any other employees 
of a radio station. 



Tiny Hill Heading 
HomewardLaborDay 
For 1-Night Money 

NEW YORK. Aug. 21.— Tiny Hill, ovor- 
welght "hillbilly" band leader, who camo 
out of the West to land the Hotel Edison 
here and a spot on the All-Time Hit 
Parade, chocks out of both engagements 
Labor Day. He hends homeward for a 
month of one-nighters In the Indinna- 
Illlnols- Wisconsin territory, opening at 
the Auditorium, Freeport, 111., Septem- 
ber 10. 

Hill feels that the WOR airings from 
the Edison and the national coverage of 
the Hit Parade have increased his b. o. 
potency In his old stamping grounds and 
he's going back to mop up. 

Frederick Bros, is readying a stage 
unit around the Hill ork to play Mid- 
west theaters after the round of one- 
nighters ends. 



NEW YORK. Aug. 21.— Officials of the 
AFM denied that hillbilly musicians are 
excluded from membership, pointing to 
Philadelphia, where there are at least 
four such bands In the union. However, 
it was pointed out, membership In the 
union of the musicians in question 
would not alter the case one iota. The 
point at issue is the making of transcrip- 
tions and_ union members are specifically 
barred from contributing in any way to 
the making of disks. 

The position taken by the union is 
somewhat similar to the line followed In 
its dispute with WSAY in Rochester, al- 
tho the circumstances arc entirely dif- 
ferent. The AFM Is adamant on its 
stand that it will do nothing to encour- 
age extended usage of mechanical music 
and in the present period, when ;t is in 
the midst of a slam-bang battle to stamp 
out what it feels is a menace to live 
musicians, it will take drastic Bteps 
whenever it is deemed necessary. 



Sherman Hotel 
Set Till 1944 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Sherman Hotel 
has straightened out Its booking sched- 
ule for the balance of the year, with 
GAC getting most of the business. 
Woody Herman started for a month last 
Friday (13). followed by Les Brown Sep- 
tember 10. .Terry Wald comes in October 
8, Charlie Splvak November 5, Johnny 
Long December 3 and Cnb Calloway De- 
cember 31. All but Long have been here 
before. 



CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Sherman Hotel’s 
Panther Room will close for redecoration 
at the conclusion of Les Brown's 
run October 7. Tire following night 
Jerry Wald will open up in the hotel's 
ballroom and remain there as long as the 
beautifying Job lasts. Panther Room’3 
dance floor will be enlarged, booths re- 
moved to make more room for tables and 
exits altered to comply with fire depart- 
ment regulations. 



Bonaw 



The Billboard Music Popularity Chart 



WEEK ENDING 
AUGUST 19, 1943 



SONGS WITH MOST RADIO PLUGS 



NATIONAL AND REGIONAL BESTSELLING RETAIL RECORDS 

This compilation is based upon reports from the following retail stores of tlieir 10 best selling records 
of the past week. While two sides of the same record belong in the first 10, they are listed Individually 
in the order of selling appeal: Atlanta: Oox Prescription Shop; S. H. Kress. Birmingham: Nolen's Radio 
Service Shop: B. E. Porbcs Sc Sons; Monarch Sales Co.; Louis Plzltz Dry Goods Co. Boston: The Melodv 
Shop. Bridgeport, Conn.: Howland Dry Goods Co.; Whiting Radio Service; Gilman Music Store. Buffalo: 
Whiteman Song Shop; Broadway Music Shop. Butte, Mont.: Drellhelbls Music Co. Chicago: Hudson-RosS' 
Sears-Roebuck & Co.; Marshall Field; Wurlltrer's; Lyon & llealy; Goldblatt Bros. Cincinnati: Sone Shop 1 
Willis Muslo Co.; Rudolph Wurlltzer Co.; Steinberg’s. Inc.; Clirton Music Shop. Dallas: S. H Kress. 
Denver: The May Co.; Century Music Shop; La Salle Music 3hop; Charles B. Wells Music Co.; S. H Kress 
Des Moines: Dm Moines Music House; Davidson Co. Detroit: Wurlitzer’s; Grlnnell Bros Houston- S h’ 
Kress. Jacksonville, Fla.: Butler Record Shop. Kansas City, Mo.: Music Box. Long Island: Temple of 
MUs e Stores. Angeles: Southern California Music Co.; Hollywood House of Music; Glenn Walllch’s 
Musle City; 8. IL Kress. Louisville, Ky.: Stewart Dry Goods Co. Memphis: S. H. Kress. 

Miami: Richards Store Co.; Burdine’s. Inc. Milwaukee: 8ehuster*»; Broadway House of Music; 

; J. B. Bradford Piano Co Newark, N. J.: Record Shop. New Orleans: Louis Grunewald 

„ „ Ne * Tor > CHy- Center Music Store: Liberty Muslo Shop; Gaiety Music Shop; Rabson's Musle 
: Shop, R. H. Maey A Co.; Abraham A Straus. Inc.; Broadway Music; Melody Shop. Philadelphia: Wana- 

I "- a , k * r * £cP»ftn'«nt Store; Downtown Record Shop; Alex A. Oettltn. Pittsburgh: Volkweln Bros.. Inc. 

; Raleigh, N. C.: James E. Thelm; C. H. Stephenson Music Co. Richmond, Va.: Gary's Record Shop; Walter 

i «' 2 ri i Corley Rerord Oo. Salt Lake CUy: c. Z. M. L Record Dept.; S. H. Kress. San Francisco: 

i n , Springfield. Mo.: L. K. Lines Music Co. St. Louis: Aeolian Co. of 

r * B *"’, S V P * ij,, 1 'Z on & Healy. Tulsa: S, H. Kress. Washington, D, C.: E. F. Droops 

A Sons Co.: George’s Radio, Ine. Wlehlta: S. H Kress. Tsungslown: 8. H. Kress. 

NATIONAL I EAST I SOUTH 



I NEVER MENTION YOUR NAME Berlin 



1 1. IN THE BLUE OF THE 

EVENINC 

—TOMMY DORSEY 
Victor 20-1530 
5 2. YOU’LL NEVER KNOW 
—FRANK SINATRA 

Columbia 36678 

4 3. ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL 

— JAMES-SINATRA 
Columbia 35587 

2 4. YOU’LL NEVER KNOW 

— HAYMES-SONG 
SPINNERS 
Dccca 18556 



Broadway fj 3 6 . IT CAN’T BE WRONG 

RIGHT KIND OF LOVE Wifmark g ~f|*^| S ' S0NC 

SECRETLY Southern || Dccca 18557 

SUNDAY, MONDAY OR ALWAYS <F» Mayfair P — 7. SUNDAY. MONDAY OR 

TAKE IT FROM THERE <FI Miller | — bTnC^CROSBY 

THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS (FI Remieic i Decca 18561 

THERE’S A MAN IN MY LIFE (M) Advance If 10 8 ’ ^mIL^BROTHERS 

THERE’S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT LOVE <F) Mills $, Oecca 18318 

TAhnruT . .u... „„„ AiupH 6 9. COMIN’ IN ON A WINC 

TONICHT I SHALL SLEEP Allied p AND A pRAYER 

WHISPERING Miller p "Decca 5 | S 8553 NERS 

WITH MY HEAD IN THE CLOUDS (FI . . . Army I _ , 0 . PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA 

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW (FI Bregman-Voeco-Com* —AL DEXTER 

&£ Okeh oruS 

gjjffKiiSSSSjjijmSSS^^ 

NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SHEET MUSIC BEST SELLERS 

Vhis compilation Is based upon reports received from the following sheet music Jobbers and dealers of 
their 15 best selling songs of the past week. Atlanta: Cable Plano Co. CMcagw: Lyon St Healy; Carl 
Fischer Inc Gamble Hinged Mu.lt Co.; A. O. MeCIurg. Detroit: Grlnnell Bros. Kansas City, Me.: 
Jenkins' Music Co Los Angeles: Morse M. Prceman, Inc. New Orleans: G. Schirmer of Louisiana. New 
York CHy: Music Dealers’ Service, Inc.; Ashley Music Supply Co. Phoenix, Art*.: Dawson Music Co.; 
J J Newhrrrv Store. Pittsburgh: Volkweln Brothers. Inc. Portland, Ore.: Bklare Music Co. San Antonio: 
flouthern Music Co. San rranelsco: Pacific Coast Musle Jobbery; Sherman Clay A Co. Seattle: Capitol 
Music Co. St. Louiv. St. Louis Music Supply Co. 

NATIONAL I IAST I SOUTH 



EAST 

POSITION 
List Till* 

WV. Wk. 

1 1, You'll Never Know 

— Haymes-S. Spinners 

3 2. II Can’t Be Wrong 

— Haymes-S. Spinners 

4 3. In the 8lue of the 

Evening — T. Dorsey 

8 4. Paper Doll 

—Mills Brothers 

2 5. All or Nothing at All 

— James-Sinatra 

7 6 . You’ll Never Know 

—Frank Sinatra 

9 7. I Heard You Cried Last 

Night — Harry James 

— 8 . Sunday, Monday or Al- 

ways — Bing Crosby 
I 5 9. Cornin’ In On a Wing 

—Song Splnnors 

— 10. Pistol Packin’ Mama 

— Al Dexter 

MIDWEST 

2 1. All or Nothing at All 

-James-Sinatra 

3 2. Sunday, Monday or Al- 

ways — Bing Crosby 

8 3. Pistol Packin' Mama 

— Al Dexter 



1. In the Blue of the Evo- 

nine — Tommy Dorsey 

2. You’ll Never Know 



4. Sunday, Monday or Al- 

ways — Bing Crosby 

5. It Can't Be Wrong 

— Haymes-S. Spinners 

6 . You'll Never Know 

— Haymes-S. Spinners 

7. It’s Always You 

— Tommy Dorsey 

8 . All or Nothing at All 

— James-Sinatra 

9. Boogie Woogic 

— Tommy Dorsey 
10. Wait for Me, Mary 

— Haymcs-S. Spinners 

WEST COAST 

1. You’ll Never Know 

— Frank Sinatra 

2. In the Blue of the Eve- 

ning — Tommy Dorsey 

3. All or Nothing at All 

—James-Sinatra 



i the Blue of the Eve- 10 4. Don't Cot Around Much 



nlng — Tommy Dorsey 

— 5. Paper Doll 

—Mills Brothers 

— 6 . You'll Never Know 

— Frank Sinatra 

— 7. In My Arms 

— Haymci-S. Spinners 

4 8 . You'll Never Know 

— Haymes-S. Spinners 
9 9. I Heard You Cried Last 

Night — Harry James 

5 10. It Can't Be Wrong 

— Haymes-S. Spinners 



— Duke Ellington 

5. I Heard You Cried la 

Night — Harry James 

6 . Paper Doll 

— Mills Brothers 

7. My Ideal 

— Billy Butterfield 

8 . Don't Cry, Baby 

— Erskine Hawkins 

9. It's Always You 

— Tommy Dorsey 



1 I. YOU’LL NEVER KNOW 

2 2. COMIN’ IN ON A WINC 

AND A PRAYER 

5 3. PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE 
IN LOVE 

3 4. IN THE BLUE OF THE 

EVENING 



8 6 . SUNDAY. MONDAY OR 

ALWAYS 

6 7. AIL OR NOTHING AT ALL 

7 8 . LET’S GET LOST 

9 9. |0HNNY ZERO 

*2 10. IT’S ALWAYS YOU 
— II. PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA 
15 12. I HEARD YOU CRIED 
LAST NIGHT 



IAST SOUTH 

POSITION POSITION 

List Thu Last Thia 

Wk. TVk. Wk. Wk. 

1 1. You’ll Never Know 1 |. You'll Never Know 

7 2. Sunday, Monday or 4 2. In the Blue of the 

Always Evening 

4 3. People Will Say We’re in 2 3. Cornin' In On a Wing 

Love 5 4 . People Will Say We’re In 

3 4. In My Arms Love 

2 5. Cornin’ In On a Wing 3 5 . Sunday, Monday or Al- 

10 6 . All or Nothing at All W ays 

5 7. In the Blue of (he 13 «. Atl or Nothing at All 

Evening 7 7. Take It From There 

12 8 . It’s Always You 10 8 . In My Arms 

6 9. Paper Doll 15 9 . Let’s Cet Lost 

9 10. I Heard You Cried Last 9 10 . It Can't Be Wrong 

. . . . . — II. I Heard You Cried Last 

14 11. Let’s Get Lost Night 

13 12. Pistol Packin’ Mama 12 12. It’s Always You 

8 13. Put Your Arms Around n 13. Johnny Zero 

Me, Honey — 14 . |f You Pleaso 

— 14. Honey Song _ 15. Paper Doll 

11 15. Johnny Z... 



HARLEM HIT PARADE 

Following list of most popular records in Harlem is based 
on sales reports pom. Rainbow Music Shop. Harvard Radio 
Shop, Lehman Muslo Company, Harlem Do Luxe Musio 
Store, Ray's Music Shop, Frank’s Melody Music Shop, Hew 
York ; Richards Music Shop, Brooklyn; Groove Record Shop, 
Melody Lane Music Company, Metropolitan Music Shop, 
Wright Music Company, Chicago, and G. * 75. Company, 
Record Shop, Newark, N. J. 



3 2. PAPER DOLL MILLS BROTHERS Decca 18318 



MIDWEST 

1 1. You’ll Never Know 

2 2. Cornin' In On a Wing 

4 3. In the Blue of the _ _ 

Evening 4 4. All or Nothing at All 

3 4. In My Arms 13 5. Sunday, Monday or Al- 

6 5. People Will Say We’re In ways 

Love 6 6 . In My Arms 

5 6 . All or Nothing at AH 12 7. I Heard You Cried Last 

9 7. Sunday, Monday or Al- Night 

ways 8 8 . Johnny Zero 

7 8 . Let’s Cet lost 9 9. It’s Always You 

8 9. Johnny Zero 7 10. Lot's Cet Lost 

13 10. Pistol Packin’ Mama 3 11. In the Blue of the 

15 II. Walt for Me, Mary Evening 

11 12. As Time Coes By 11 12. Paper Doll 

12 13. Put Your Arms Around 14 13. Put Your Arms Around 



15. Paper Doll 

WEST COAST 

1. You’ll Never Know 

2. Peoplo Will Say We’re In 



6 4. DON’T GEt 

AROUND MUCH 

ANYMORE DUKE ELLINGTON . . . Victor 26610 



6 . A SLIP OF THE LIP. DUKE ELLINGTON . 



14 14. PUT YOUR ARMS 

AROUND ME, HONEY — 
10 15. IT CAN’T BE WRONG — 



— 9. FlYIN’ HOME LIONEL HAMPTON. 

5 10. OLD MISS JAXON . . CHARLEY BARNET . 



. Victor 26595 
. Decca 18547 



— 14. Say a Prayer for the I — 14. Saj 



14. Say a Prayer for 

Boys Over There 

15. It’s Always You 



14. Say a Prayer for the I 

Over Thore 

15. It Can’t Be Wrong 



For Information on the Leading Music Machine Records 
see the Record Buying Guides in the Music Merchandising 
Department of the coin machine eection. 





FERGUSON BROS. AGENCY, INC, 



‘TUNE-DEX 



ft’* An Important Tune! 



August 28, 1943 



MUSIC 



The Billboard 15 



Sinatra Getting 
Dose of Vallee’s 
Old Medicine 

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21. — Frank SI nut; 



‘Lost Equilibrium ,” 
Beds Bob Chester 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Bob Ches- 
ter was bedded for most of his 
second week at the Chicago The- 
ater here. A specialist diagnosed 
his case as “lost equilibrium,” 
which is another term for a nerv- 
ous breakdown due to a four -year 
non-stop tour with his band. 

Ork left for Coney Island, Cin- 
cinnati, Thursdny (10) without 
him. 

The maestro has been getting 
80,000 jolts of Vitamin B a day to 
build up his resistance. 



Int’l Copyright Exchange 
Seen After the War; Click 
Of Soviet Songs Points Way 



Pix, Disks, Ether and Pubs Do Missionary Job 

By ELLIOTT CRENNARD 
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Global music sands Cheer. 



art. mauu a nuaqen switen. and stories I I * , i — «»■ — ;• .■ 7 - :• * The same picture corn- 
els week have belittled "Lovcrbov’s" ® nd a world-wide musical exchange Is pany has expressed an interest in Cos- 

nttvitins and tp»n nm<ri tniiKmaw ^ TV *1 17 • HPTV being predicted as an inevitable after- sack Song from the Russian opera Uv- 

1 = Dailey Eymg TD, math of the present war in which such turned soil for another ^tin-untitled 

uen, h f* ° , 0 lr , e “ ere 15 J J O 7 disparate countries as* U S., England. Aim. 

™ the' minors' anToi^thTnlr Manv TaiTieS* HaS Cavlier “ l, ? Bia and ChIna nre fl f*ting as the Final arrangements arc being Ironed 
ink the cwonw has ieen ovoSub J United Nations. It is believed that the out between Warner Bros, and Dmitri 

be , e , n . °. v ® rp } Ib_ T\ IT O . International Copyright Union, created Shostakovich for use of his much- 

f c campaign bused on his* hflhimte DonallUC, LyiTiail Set ln 188 °- to which Russla and China have publicized Seventh Symphony which 

flc campaign based on his intimate ’ J never belongccl _ wlll after the War cm _ Warner's wants for Howard Hawk's Baffle 

bedroom singing style has boomer- NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — While tho top brace all countries. Cry. RKO is mulling a Russian pop 

n |,. ..... , , . . ntll ?u banda “ e busy making pictures where previously American pop music fixed up with English lyrics by Ruth 

Sinatra folt tho Impact of a bad press on the Coast, Frank Dailey still has them publishers revealed primary Interest In Pearse and titled Who Knows Why 9 

lie clay before his recent Bowl appear- penciled in for his Terrace Room, New- the music of South America and Eng- _ . _ .. _ , 

non When rsnortaa, m.otert him ark. N. J.. if and when he can catch with exchange offices in London. J™* gjf 0 ™* QUb 

s and Berlin considered sufficient to ,, C atinn riLhts of ww L i, 

itrles “mMv 31 ^e tP looJdnp e ^ead rl to Frecl Wtirln S' s Words and Music Is con- 

nnem’n^nf hrn^eb tractin B for Song of the Soviet Tankmen, 

T£SS S* Alt 

smse sr.-gspis shares 111 toc rccciptB 

In the past month. Also ln this country at the moment 

are about 300 test P Iessla es of record- 
tbe 33it 7 vl \ C1 1J, 8S made by various Soviet symphony 

recently bo^n including one foreign 0na opera companies. Columbia, Koy- 
; a month. England's I've Got Stz- „ oto ' d st ‘, m!on ^ previously 
e was tho first United Nat on ln- brought out record album, ot Soviet 
Ion and it. popularity with our songs but this time It Is Victor that Is 
ed forces was no surprise However, for , h0 wholc new 6aM1 , 

July Hit Kit carried C/ree Let, a chances are the new output wlll be split 
ting song of modem china, and Its alsk firnu . Am-Itus 

ess led to the following month's use declare, there are Just too many to be 
luesla s Jfeodoialana. earmarked on an cscluslvo basis, 

Hollywood Using Soviet Songs New Mosie tke Making 

for arrangers, proofreaders, copyists and The last named has become nationally Various licensing agencies arc also 
pianists employed by music publishers known here thru its use in Warner Bros.’ looking ahead to more complete world- 
when negotiations were concluded this Mission to Moscow and countless per- wide ties and June 23 of this year 
week between the union and the Music formances on network commercials. ASCAP voted Am-Rus into membership. 
Publishers' Protective Association. Con- Howover, the legendary tales of Russia’s BM.I has Music Products in its fold since 
traert now awaits War Labor Board ap- fighting Red Army and its singing Red April, 1942. This firm has lesser known 
proval. _ Army Chorus has stimulated general in- works but a wider representation ot for- 

Altho the present contract between terest ln that nation’s music and Am- eign countries. It publishes Chee Lai, 
Local 802 and MPPA does not expire Rus, Soviet Union's music distributor mentioned earlier, as well as a group of 
until September 30, wage Increases will here, is busy working out multiple pic- Norwegian and Yugoslavlc songs also ro- 
be retroactive to August IS. Contract ture, record and co-publlshing deals. corded by Keynote, 
was drawn up for one year Instead of the Eugene Weintraub, Am-Rus's longhair Many of these are fighting songs from 
usual two years and nine months be- rep, spent the month of July on the the Axis-oppressed countries and may 
cause MPPA was not willing to include Coast and set United Nations on the mean the beginning of a new literature 
a high cost of living clause. March with MGM for use ln As Thou- 0 f patriotic music after the war. All 

, . . - _ Nazi-controlled nations have given 

birth to protest songs that havo Ivon 

New NY Scale Expected Tues.; SsSSSsS 

-w-vi aii x Y /~i tvT T~\ 1 1 union groups are songs like Peat Bog 

Philly Local Sets JNew Double “sx? j^tL“a?*KS2 

_ ~ and Freiheit which were sung by the 

A I? I rani T.flbni* DflV Loyalist, done* th. Bp.»l«h Civil War, 



802 Gets 10% 

Hike From MPPA 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Local 802, AFM scale of $37 will take ln email tap rooms. Alltel UtK XiCaCly sepi* O 

here. Is expected to announce Its new Prices for all classifications aro for only NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Georgie Auld Is 

scales after Its executive board meets five hours nightly. readying his new big band lor a Septem- 

Tuesday (24). New price list will prob- Guy Scola, union secretary, pointed ber 3 opening at the Auditorium, Wor- 
ably co Into effect September 15 and It out that the new classifications were nee- cester, Mass., after which he che oka into 
Is understood that the union will ask for essary because no raises were asked last the Tic The Club, Boston, September o 

an average Increase of 15 per cent on year and musicians were caught flat for two weeks. 

every engagement. Union Is also ex- when all wages were frozen. Several ' 

pected to ask for a doubling charge, night club owners affected by the new kii-f'.;,. -T • ‘ , r "T: 

whl' h has never before been provided for double letter classifications claimed they §*<F v ‘ 

In Local B02‘e contracts. will fight any attempt on the part of the 

union to raise musicians’ prices. Scola, ' ’, ■! 1 

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.— Philndel- however, pointed out that all existing y || >i AJB |~1 Ak 



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16 The Billboard 



MUSIC 



August 28, 1943 



ON Tin: 

STAND 

Reviews of orchestras playing hotols, night 
club and ballroom locations and ono- 
nighters. 



Shep Fields 

(Reviewed at Frank Dailey’s Terrace 
Room, Newark, N. J.) 

S HEP FIELDS may go down In musical 
history as the bubble baby but his 
experimentation with an all-rccd dance 
band should win him at least a couple 
of honorable mentions. It was a bit over 
two years ago that he announced the 
formation of an aggregation that 
sounded .on paper at any rate, like the 
Mickey Mouse band to pale a Walt Dis- 
ney. That it turned out. In reality, to 
be based on sound musical values, with 
color, style and Integrity, is to his credit. 
That it is beginning to pay off at the 
box office is just and fitting. 

Nine saxes ranging from the tiny 
curved soprano to the baritone and bass 
is enough to stimulate any arranger's 
imagination. The tonal combinations 
are endless since all nine saxmen play 
clarinet and four play flute as well. 
There Is no star system, each being a 
double-or-trlple threat man, with every- 
one getting a whack at everything. Al- 
tho no more than two flutes are used 
at any one time, and seldom more than 
five claries, there are such other com- 
binations as five tenors and five altos. 

Library Is varied, pops, standards and 
semi-classics mixed judiciously. A 
couple of Jumpers are also tossed in, and 
while these are equally dance-compell- 
ing, they emerge somewhat tame, prob- 
ably due to the lack of any kick in tho 
four-man rhythm section. The guitarist 
is heard to advantage in broken -chord 
harp style and the drummer keeps the 
beat going, but the piano and bass fid- 
dle are completely on the negative side. 

The vocal department Is undistin- 
guished; Meredith Blake is rather attrac- 
tive and pleasant-voiced, young Ted 
Ferry works too hard trying to make 
like Sinatra. 

Hitting upon the Just-right vocal 
complement for his unusual orchestra 
is something Fields will have to solve 
before he Is thru experimenting, but it 
Isn’t going to hold up his chances in the 
interim. His bandstand work Is show- 
manlike, co-ordinating body and arm 
movements with the musical phrases, 
and his music is the answer to a brass- 
deafened hotel manager's prayer. 

Elliott Grennard. 



Orkster Penalized 
For Using Borrowed 
Gas To Reach Dates 

BALTIMORE. Aug. 21.— Because he 
borrowed gasoline from friends to take 
his orchestra to Elkton, Md., to play at a 
TJSO dance and also to transport his or- 
chestra to play at other spots. William 
T. (Billy) Isaac. Baltimore band leader, 
lost his A and B gasoline rations for 60 
days on a charge of driving an average 
of 100 miles a month more than his al- 
lotted mileage between February 9 and 
June 30. He was given the penalty on 
July 28 at a panel board hearing of the 
War Price and Rationing Board offico 
here. The board Imposed the suspension 
after Isaac had testified he borrowed 
extra gasoline from friends. 

On one occasion, Isaac said, he used 
the gasoline to take his orchestra to Elk- 
ton, Md., to play at a USO dance. He 
added that he often played (and his or- 
chestra), at the Middle River USO. Mid- 
dle River is where the Glenn L. Martin 
Company has its principal aircraft plant. 



Jack McLean Into 
Navy; Band Intact 

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 21.— Jack 
McLean, band leader who became known 
In the last year thru his regular Mutual 
Network airings and Capitol records, was 
sworn Into the U. S. Navy here last week 
as an enlisted man, without a commis- 
sion. McLean’s band will remain intact, 
with Jim Kennedy, owner of the Paris 
Inn here, where tho band has worked 
for several years, taking over as manager. 
Broadcasts over Mutual’s Pacific web will 
not be affected by McLean’s departure, 
according to Kennedy. 



BG Explains Why He Makes 
Changes in His Band — 
And It Makes Sense 

Reported Intact After Exposure to “Ray” 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Since the days 
when he was a teen-aged clarinet wizard 
with Benny Pollack's band Benny Good- 
man has been a fount of copy for music 
fan mag writers. For a long time they 
concentrated on his playing, his emer- 
gence as the king of Jazz, his mixed 
quartet (the first of any prominence and 
the best of all time) and other of his 
virtues. 

However, since the publication of a 
sharply critical and rather personal piece 
by swlngophlle John Hammond (Good- 
man's brother-in-law) over a year ago in 
his own publication, the defunct Muslo 
and Rhythm, other articles in the same 
vein began appearing in similar publica- 
tions. Tho most recent kind over- 
shot its mark and set those in the trade 
who saw It to clucking their teeth. 

According to the young lady who au- 
thored the article, Goodman directs a 
“death ray" glance at musicians in his 
band, causing them to wither and curl 
up, after which they hand In their no- 
tice and go into hiding. It’s “the price 
his men are paying to give him the music 
he needs to be king of swing," she says 
bitterly. , 

Musicians Found Singing, Jiving 

This department went backstage at 
the Paramount Theater here, where the 
band is playing, to check up on the ex- 
act degree of demoralization. The first 
thing we ran into was the band coming 
off the stage after the second show. 
Were tho men cringing, craven things of 
presslon and dark moods? The hell they 
were; they were busy blowing their horns 
while waiting for the elevator, scat sing- 
ing, Jiving and otherwise acting like a 
bunch of good musicians who are doing 
all right. 

Goodman himself hadn't seen the 
article in question nor had he ever heard 
of tho lady author. What was he being 
spanked for now, he wanted to know. 
“Why," we asked sternly, "do you change 
musicians so frequently?" ‘‘Because I'm 
trying to build the best band possible," 
says he. "Yeah," we parried knowingly, 
“but you try out -a drummer or a trum- 
peter for a couple of weeks and then." 
. . . “And then," he carried on, "I decide 
he won’t make the grade and try to find 
somebody who will. Just like the Yanks 
or the Giants or the Cardinals, you 
know?” 

But look how many girl singers you’ve 
had since Peggy Lee. E’Lano, Susie Al- 



len, Monica Lewis, Carol Kaye. . . . "It's 
like I said," he grinned. "It's like the ball 
teams. They try a pitcher or a first 
baseman and if they think he won't fill 
the bill he’s dropped. I've got an audi- 
ence out front and they pay good money 
to hear the best I can offer. My Job is 
to satisfy them. That’s what I try to do. 

The Best Arc Still BG’s 

"But look here, Benny, that girl says 
nobody wants to play with you. You take 
too much out of them." "I don’t know," 
ho pondered, Hymle Shertzer is with me, 
so is Jess Stacey and Allan Reuss. Sid 
Weiss is back and Lee Costaldo Is here.” 

"But what about all the great boys you 
tised to have? Harry James, Lionel 
Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Cootie Wil- 
liams? "We didn't get the notorious 
‘ray,’ but the questioning look did point 
up the silliness of that question, even If 
we didn’t ask It originally.” 

A Few Pertinent Comments 

Well, that about closed the book as 
far as we were concerned, except that 
Goodman had a few pertinent remarks 
to add: "I think the job of a critic is to 
evaluate the performance being offered 
and that’s 'all. If the critic thinks the 
band is lousy, it is his privilege to say so. 
It Is because I don’t particularly want 
that said of my band that I am con- 
stantly trying to improve it, Just as I 
do with my clarinet playing. 

"However, when a critic starts com- 
plaining about changes, he (or she) is 
way off base. There are too many fac- 
tors Involved that the outsider knows 
nothing about. He (or she) may think 
that because Miff Mole was a magnifi- 
cent trombonist for a long time he 
should be given the same promlnenoc he 
always enjoyed. Dolph Camllli was a 
terrific star for the Dodgers for a long 
time but he isn’t with them now. 

"I may be an exacting leader and ex- 
pect a great deal from the men I hire. 
That’s true, but most fellows know that 
when they come with the band. They’re 
paid well for their services, and if it so 
happens that they don't come up to tho 
standards I set, I can't help it. I don't 
want to hurt anyone needlessly, and 
there is always a certain amount of pain 
in being told: “Sorry, It didn't work out." 
But that's the chance we all take. I have 
an obligation to the people out front and 
I try to fulfill. In fact, I have to if I 
don’t want to be told: “Sorry, it didn’t 
work out." 



ASCAP Files Answer to 
BMI’s Bill of Particulars; 
Now Ready for Court Fight 

Has No Oral Agreement Granting Perpetuity 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— ASCAP this 
week answered BMPs bill of particulars 
submitted in connection with the Marks 
suit, which asked ASCAP to state any 
oral agreement existing between tho 
Society and its members, to Indicate how 
Marks was made aware that contract 
extensions were "merely confirmatory" 
of an understanding between ASCAP and 
lbs members, and to establish that all 
members were aware of this under- 
standing. 

In presenting its answer, ASCAP stated 
that it has no oral agreements with 
members and that no understanding ex- 
ists outside of its Articles of Association 
and its by-laws. BMI’s question was 
directed at a previous statement of 
ASCAP’s that assignments were acquired 
by "mutual agreement and understand- 
ing of its members” and that formal 
contracts "were merely confirmatory of 
the right of ASCAP in tho right of pub- 



lic performance for profit.” 

ASCAP further stated in Its completed 
answer that prior to 1921 there had been 
no assignment of rights, but members 
had agreed not to license their works 
directly. Asked why the method was 
changed In 1921, ASCAP claimed it was 
"to freeze the methods of operation of 
ASCAP for a definite period of time" and 
to Insure that members would retain 
their membership "for a specified period 
of time." 

In citing the resolution expelling 
Marks from membership, ASCAP quoted 
It as stating that Marks "failed and re- 
fused to execute and deliver the ex- 
tension agreement under which the per- 
forming rights In its works would be as- 
signed to the Society for an extended 
term of 10 years from January 1. 1941.” 

The Society in no way Indicated that 
it. had agreements with Its members that 
performing rights remained with the org 



Here’s One Disker 
With Enough Scrap, 
Decca Halts Drive 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Altho most 
diskers are still crying for scrap records 
as a means of getting enough shellac 
and Records for Our Fighting Men Just 
devoted a full month to a scrap drive, 
Dccca Records, the only major disker 
which did not participate in the RFOFM 
campaign, has called a halt to its own 
scrap collections. Decca claims to have 
enough scrap records on hand to carry 
it over at lenst six months and notified 
its distributors to stop collecting old 
disks as of Monday (16). 



New Hand Trying 
Out Balto Casino 

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.— Stage Door 
Casino, which operated for a few months 
under management of Jerry Green, has 
reopened under management, of George 
J. Philbln, former manager of Luna Park, 
Coney Island. N. Y. 

Policy calls for two four-act shows 
nightly. Music Is furnished by Charles 
Gibney and orchestra (12). 

Admission is 55 cents. Men and 
women in uniform admitted for 33 cents. 
Liquors are not sold. 

Tacoma Dance Promoter 
Leaves Estate of 32Gs 

TACOMA, Aug. 21.— The late Olaf M. 
Lund, one of the Pacific Northwest's 
veteran dance hall operators and pioneer 
booker of name bands In this area, was 
a successful promoter, records In Su- 
perior Court here disclosed when his 
estate was settled this week. Lund left 
an estate of $32,608 after all claims were 
satisfied. 

Lund, who died Juno 26, 1940. began 
dance hall operation during World War I. 
Starting at a summer resort outside 
Tacoma, Lund later opened ballrooms in 
Tacoma and Seattle. His last venture 
was the Crescent Ballroom located In the 
latter city, and the spot Is still being 
run by Lund's widow. 



ORCHESTRA NOTES 

Of Maestri and Men 

N AT TOWLES, colored territorial band 
in the Midwest, has signed with the 
William Morris Agency, . . . FRANKIE 
TRAMBAUER Is now an $800-a-month 
test pilot In Kansas City. Mo. . . . 
EARL STRIGLE skedded to open the 
Fontanelle Hotel. Omaha, Neb., Sep- 
tember 13, after a 26-week run at the 
Seelbach, Louisville, Ky. . . . EDDIE 
KOCH in for an indefinite engage- 
ment at Charlie’s Hi Hat Club, Daytona 
Beach, Fla., after completing 20 months 
at the Flamingo Chib, Orlando, Fla. . . . 
LIONEL HAMPTON, JIMMIE LUNCE- 
FORD. COUNT BASIE and MILTON 
LARKIN will play for the 17th anniversary 
celebration of the promoter Art Nelson 
at the Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo. 
. . . DORIS HOLLINGSWORTH re- 
placing HARRIET SCOTT as vocal- 
ist with OAL GILFORD at the Dunes 
Club, Virginia Beach, Va. . . . MILLS 
BROTHERS and CAROLINA COTTON 
PICKERS set for a Joint tour of Western 
theaters and ballrooms. . . . WILL 
OSBORNE starts at the Roosevelt, New 
Orleans, September 16 for a couple of 
months. . . . BILL BARDO remains at 
the Clarldge, Memphis, thru Septembor 
16. . . . RAY STOLZENBERG, whose ork 
played one-nlghters thru the Middle 
West for eight years, Is wearing army 
khaki. 

CHARLES AGNEW’S crew opened the 
new Rio Nlda, Guernvllle, Calif., August 
16 to remain thru the 29th, following 
with a return engagement at Rainbow 
Randevu, Salt Lake City, September 1-18. 

GAY CLARIDGE, Chi leader, Is set to 
tour for the first time, now that ho Is 
4F. Ho has appointed Roy Hudson as 
manager and takes to the road October 
6. Hudson is also Eddie Oliver’s manager. 



beyond the duration of contract date 
and It Is felt in some circles that ASCAP 
may change the basis of its defense when 
the case comes up In court in the fall. 

These observers believe that ASCAP 
may rest its case on the position that 
Its rights are derived from songwriter 
members and therefore remain with the 
Society whether or not the publisher 
maintains bis membership. 




sitigusi 28 , 1943 



BAND-VAUDE CROSSES 



The Billboard 17 



STEM LAYS GOLDEN EGGS 



Spike Jones, Dolly 
Dawn Draw Terrific 
23 MG in Milwaukee 

MILWAUKEE. — Riverside Theater here 
scooped up $23,500 for the week ended 
August 10 with Spike Jones and his 
band, and Dolly Dawn, singer. 

This Is one of the peak grosses for 
the house and only such bands as 
Tommy Dorsey and Sammy Kaye have 
topped that figure. It was the first 
time around for both acts. 

Jones Is particularly hot with his rec- 
ords, recent air show and coming Metro 
plx, resulting in plenty of ballyhoo. 
Screen had Two Tickets /or London, 
strictly a filler. 



Nelson Ork Big in 
Minne; Betters 
1942 Gross by 5G 



MINNEAPOLIS. — Minneapolis biz con- 
tinues to run wild. 

Ozzle Nelson and Harriet Hilliard play- 
ing here week ended August 10 hit tre- 
mendous gross of $23,000. This figure 
betters their 1942 gross by more than 
$5,000. 

Pic was First Comes Courage. 



Weather Brings Mobs Out; Roxy 
I00G; MH in Rut-IOOG 3d Week 
In Row; Strand, Cap, Para Big 



Names Prove Weak 
At Pleasure Beach; 
Local Ork Better 

BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Aug. 21. — ^Pleas- 
ure Beach Park’s Sunday night name- 
band. policy hasn't been working out 
profitably in spite of the fact that busses 
have been running from town direct to 
the park. Will Osborne had the best 
gross in the past three weeks when he 
did $974 last Sunday (15), drawing 868 
persons at a $1.10 tap. Week before Joe 
Venutt pulled only $689 with a 99 -cent 
admission, topped slightly by Dick 
Mcssner, who the previous Sunday (1) 
attracted $800 at the same door price. 

These figures contrast unfavorably 
with the business done by A1 Christie, 
who leads the house band week nights. 
Last Saturday (14) 1,326 persons paid 55 
cents to hear the Christie band, bringing 
the evening’s take to a fine $730 for a 
local ork. Other week nights arc equally 
satisfactory, reports Perry Rodman, man- 
ager of the room. 



McIntyre, Mod’aires, 
Kelly Big in Buffalo 

BUFFALO.— Hal McIntyre and ork plus 
Paula Kelly and the Modernalres tallied 
a fine $25,900 at Shea’s Buffalo (3,500 
seats; house average $13,500 for straight 
films) week ended August 19. Heavy kid 
play and cooler weather aided draw. 

Vaude contingent also Included Tim 
Herbert and Dorothy Keller, and band 
spotlighted Helen Ward and A1 Nobel. 
On screen, The Youngest Profession. 



Latins, B. Baker 
Fare OK in Balto 

BALTIMORE. — Hippodrome Theater 
grossed a fine $16,200 week ended Au- 
gust 18 with Revue Americana, featuring 
Carlos Molina. Also on bill were Armida, 
Juan Jose Saro, Reila Ressey, the Chcena 
De Simone Dancers and Sid Marlon and 
Cliff Hall, and the Three Sophisticated 
Ladies. Pic, The Falcon Strikes Back. 

Hippodrome grossed a splendid $18,700 
week ended August 11, with bill head- 
lined by Bonnie Baker. Included on bill 
were Danny Drayson, the Graysons, and 
Lowe, Hite and Stanley. Pic, Appoint- 
ment in Berlin. 



Basie Ork, Revue 
Neat 17G in Omaha 

OMAHA. — Count Basie's ork and Har- 
lem revue hit a neat $17,000 ror week 
ended August 19 at the Orpheum The- 
ater here (3,000 scats; 30-65 cents). 

Included on the bill were Jo Jones 
and Earl Warren, Thelma Carpenter, 
Leon Cyphas, and Apus and Estrellita, 
arid from the band. James Rushing, 
vocalist. On screen Aerial Gunner. . 

Ozzle Nelson's ork, with Harriet Hil- 
liard, opened August 20. 

Hub Has 2 Big Ones 

BOSTON. — RKO -Boston Theater hit 
nearly $30,000 (3,200 seats; scale, 44 to 
99 cents) week ended August 18 with 
the Three Stooges, filmland’s Mary Beth 
Hughes, Roy Davis, and Bobby Sher- 
wood's band. What’s Buzzin’ Cousin on 
screen. 

Helen O’Connell and Will Osborne 
band drew a solid $26,000 at the RKO 
Boston (seats. 3,200; scale, 44 to 99 cents) 
for week ended August 11. Pic was pop 
price, subsequent run of Pride of the 
Yankees. 



NEW YORK. — Business tone of the 
Broadway vaudefllmers resembles New 
Year's Eve. Nearly all houses had the 
S. R. O. sign out most of the time, 
even tho holdovers predominated. Cooler 
weather brought more visitors to town 
and induced natives to brave the ele- 
ments long enough to duck Into an air- 
conditioned theater. 

The Roxy (5,835 seats, $50,067 house 
average), going into the second stanza 
with Ilona Massey, Veloz and Yolanda, 
Jerry Colona and Heaven Can Walt, Is 
expected to pound out a super $100,000 
after knocking off $112,000 for the 
opener, a summer record for the house. 
Management’s elation could be heard all 
the way over to the 20th Century-Fox lot. 

Radio City Music Hall (6,200 seats, 
$94,302 house average), anticipating an- 
other dazzling take with the fifth rubber 
of Mr. Lucky and usual MH stage layout. 
Approximately $100,000 Is again in view, 
as last two weeks hit similar amounts, 
while prior tallies were $110,000 and 
$ 120 , 000 . 

The Capitol (4,627 seats) expects Its 
highest gross since the house Inaugurated 
stage displays with Horace Hcldt's ork 
and Dubarry Was a Lady. Cashiers 
should collect around $87,000 for tho 
bill’s debut week. Last week ended the 
eighth week of Phil Spltalny's ork and 
Stage Door Canteen, which bowed out to 
a strong $50,000. Prior contributions were 
$54,000, $52,000, $60,000, $68,000, $74,000, 
$84,000 and $70,000. The Heldt bill will 
stay only three weeks, but will probably 



merit a longer occupancy of the house. 

The Paramount (3,664 seats, $55,487 
house average), in the third Inning of 
Benny Goodman's ork. Jack Marshall and 
Let's Face It, Is expected to bring $80,000 
after producing an elegant $87,000 and 
$90,000 for the opener. 

The Strand (2,758 seats, $39,364 house 
average), with the fifth chapter of The 
Constant Nymph and stage set-up with 
Carmen Cavallaro, Connie Haines and 
Perry Como, will knock off around 
$39,000, which Is not much of a drop 
ewer the previous week’s $42,000. Pre- 
vious grosses were $45,000 and $49,000. 

Loew's State (3,327 scats, $22,856 house 
average) opened Thursday with Harry 
Langdon, Edith Fellows, Arthur Tracy 
and the second run of Dixie, and antici- 
pations run to $28,000. Last week, the 
second of Above Suspicion and stage 
bill with Happy Felton and HI. Lo, Jack 
and the Dame, brought In $36,000 after 
hitting a sensational $40,000 on the 
opener when Mary Beth Hughes was the 
headliner. 



Macs 28G in S. F. 

BAN FRANCISCO.— Merry Macs rolled 
up a neat $28,000 at the Golden Gate 
(2,860 scats) for week ended August 18. 
Show had strong support from Beatrico 
Kay, the Alblns, Will and Gladys Ahern 
and the Atlas Brothers. Pic, Mexican 
Spitfire's Blessed Event. 



IN SHORT 



Jordan Tops 2Gs in Clii 



ISetc York: 

GRACE HAYES, now at the Rlobambn, 
will have her daughter-in-law, Nancy 
Ilealy, on the same bill starting Thurs- 
day (26). Peter Lind Hayes may make 
the family reunion complete if he gets 
in New York when the Moss Hart air 
force show hits town while they arc still 
at that spot. . . . BEA WAIN has been 
signed for the Capitol Theater. No date 
has been given her. . . . JIMMY DU- 
RANTE will hit the Copacabana some time 
In October. . . . KAREN COOPER has 
been signed for a singing spot In the sub- 
sequent show, while Perry Como Is sched- 
uled to return there about the same time. 



Philadelphia: 



ROY SEDLEY, released from the navy, 
set for the Club Ball after Labor Day, 
with Buddy Lester returning early In 
October. . . . SHIRLEY PAIGE, local 
nitcry dancer, producing the shows for 
the Gayety Theater, Washington. . . . 
NOEL SHERMAN, New York agent pro- 
ducing tho Shangri-La shows here, has 
taken out a booking license in Pennsyl- 
vania, with offices set up here. . . . 
LAMB AND YOCUM ice revue returns 
to Benjamin Franklin Hotel In mid- 
September when the hotel's Garden Ter- 
race reopens for the winter. 



Sepia “ Born Happy” 
Hefty 27 G in L. A. 

LOS ANGELES. — Bill Robinson’s Bom 
Happy Revue, In tab form, brought an 
exceptional $27,000 to the Orpheum here 
for week ended Tuesday (17). Despite the 
fact that show had played the Blltmore 
a »cl Mayan theaters here as a full-length 
revue, it had enough on the ball to out- 
gross many nan^e bands. 

Ir» addition to Robinson, unit has the 
Delta Rhythm Boys, Ada Brown, John 
Mason and John Vigal and an eight-girl 
line, pm, Shantytown (75-cent top, 2,200 
seats) . 



Christine Chatman’s 2G 



CHICAGO, Aug. 21 . — Louis Jordan and 
His Tympany Five, colored unit, rolled 
up a big $2,242 at Parkway Ballroom here 
Wednesday (11), attracting 2,300 people. 
Admission scale ranged from 65 cents to 
$1.10. Figure is remarkable In face of 
fact that booking \vas made only 10 
days before date. Maestro was paid 60 
per cent of the gate. 



Chicago: 

BEE KALMUS staying for another show 
at the Colony. . . . FAY AND GORDON 
back in town following a threc-lioldover 
run at the Baker Hotel, Dallas. . . . 
THREE KINGS, two girls and a man 
hand-to-hand turn, set with Woody Her- 
man for a theater tour. 



“Nymph,” Chester Ork Big 46G 
For Second Week in Chi; Dante 
Show Clicks Like Magic, 26G 



One -Nighter in Charleston 

CHARLESTON, S. C., Aug. 21.— Chris- 
tine Chatman, sepia leader of an eight, 
plece male band, rolled up a high $2,006 
the Riverside Beach Park horc August 
Attracting 3,500 patrons. Date set by 
the Ferguson Bros.' Agency, Indianapolis. 



Welk Hits Muskegon High 

Muskegon, Mich., Aug. 21.— Lawrence 
weik hit a new one-night high at the 
c Urve Crest here Monday (16) when he 
grossed $1,400. Admission was $1 per. 
Qiu? s was Welk ’ s third date in the spot 
within nine months. 



CHICAGO. — Loop grosses aro still 
booming. Surprise of the week ended 
August 19 was Dante and his magic show 
at the Oriental (3,200 seats, $20,000 house 
average) which took In a bewitching 
$26,000. This was Dante’s first vaude 
date, having limited himself heretofore 
to legit houses. Kids went,for the show 
in a big way, bringing in their parents 
as well. And, too, the holdover bill at 
the Chicago did not give the Oriental 
its customary competition. Screen had 
Universal's Mr. Big (second Loop run) 
which didn’t hurt either. 

On Friday (20) Vaughn Monroe and 
ork (second appearance here) opened 
rather slowly but is expected to pick up. 



Last time here band grossed $25,000. 
Screen has They Came To Blow Up 
America. 

Chicago (4,000 seats, . $40,000 house 
average) in its second and final lap with 
The Constant Nymph and Bob Chester 
and hand, ended August IB, grossed a 
strong $46,000. Chester was out most of 
the week due to 111 health, but band car- 
ried on without him, the emsee duties 
handled by his vocalist, Betty Bradley. 
Total for the fortnight Is a fine $101,000. 

On Friday (20) Chicago had a teriff 
opening with Dixie (Crosby-Lamour), 
and Virginia Weidler, screen moppet, and 
Teddy Powell and band on stago. Show 
Is in for two to three weeks and can’t 
miss. Looks like $58,000 for first week. 



Here and There: 

JOSEPHINE BOYER, singer - mimic, 
opened Monday (23) in the Plantation 
Room of Hotel Seclbach, Louisville, for 
two weeks. . . . MONTROSE AND PEARL 
are in their 14th week at Boston’s Casa 
Manana. . . . DAN HARDIN, after two 
weeks with tho Dallas summer opera, 
resumed his singing emsee duties with 
the Ice show at Hotel Netlierland Plaza, 
Cincinnati, Tuesday (24). Norman 
Ruvcll, who filled In during his absence, 
has returned to the hotel’s Patio, where 
ho recently concluded a seven-week 
stand. . . . BILLY SEDERIN opened Mon- 
day (23) In the Netherland Plaza’s Patio, 
with Ross and Ross a holdover. Esther 
Slllsby, of the Clncy AGVA office, books 
the spot. 

BERT KLAUSON, Mad Master of the 
Piano, who has been playing army camps 
and Sioux Falls (N. D.) nltertes, was the 
subject of a feature story titled, "He’s 
the Screwiest Cookie” in The Sioux Falls 
Argus Leader. 

ARTIE DANN Into the Mayfair. Boston, 
for six weeks. . . . FRANK SMALL LINE 
finished eight weeks at the Hl-Hat Club, 
Tampa. 

JEAN RICHEY, roller skating at Earl 
Carroll’s Theater Restaurant, Los Angeles, 
since last December, is being held five 
more months. . . . EDDIE AND AMY 
DOYLE, baton and hoop Jugglers, held 
for a second week at Clover Club, Fort 
Worth. Their dates In the Deep South 
set by Amy Cox and MCA. . . . SAUL 
GRAUMAN now doing his musical stalra- 
tonc act on a miniature stairs. 



18 



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August- 28 f 1943 



NITERY BIZ BOOMS IN HUB 



Grosses Ease Owners’ Headaches 
Over Talent Shortages, Food, 
Liquor Problems and Taxation 

Class Joints Clean Up 15 to 25 Per Cent Over Last Year’s 
Take — Latin Quarter $ 13,000 for Week 



Dante Ready for a Successor— ( 
But Guy Must Have $$, Prestige * 



BOSTON, Aug. 21. — Nltery business In 
the Hub Is terrific, and as business 
multiplies, problems increase. But op- 
erators are not deterred by talent short- 
ages, the difficulties of getting help (the 
meanest problem), food and liquor 
shortages or by taxes. They're all happy 
because the customers come rolling in 
like the tide. 

Business, managers say, is a lot bBttcr 
than last yenr, tho they are a trifle 
cagey when it comes to stating the facts. 

Class joints arc doing the biggest, 
steadiest business, and the percentage of . 
their gross over lost year is the largest. 

Showmanship Pays Off 

The cheap joints putting showman- 
ship to work are doing okay. Tire in- 
between places show small increases 
over last year. 

Business this year is between 15 and 
25 per cent above last year. ThlB year's 
take is running nearly 35 to 40 per cent 
over two or three years ugo. 

Talent and labor problems arc para- 
mount. Talent costs run from 10 to 40 
per cent more than it did a year or two 
back. The 10 per cent figure applies 
mainly to the RKO Boston, band presen- 
tation house, tho Hub's nearest ap- 
proach to a vaudeville theater. Gen- 
erally, the talent cost is estimated to 
have risen 15 to 26 per cent for the clubs. 

Certainly tho heftiest business is be- 
ing done at the Latin Quarter. Even 
now, with summer doldrums, the weekly 
take runs between 913,000 and $14,000. 
In mid-season, the weekly gross is be- 
tween $18,000 and $18,000. It isn't sur- 
prising that Lou Walters could lease the 
rights to his club (while retaining 
ownership) for $300,000, to be paid at 
the rate of $30,000 a year for 10 years. 
Five years ago, $0,000 gross at any one 
of the big Boston clubs would have made 
a very good week. 

Talent 25 Per Cent More 

Mickey Redstone, operator, and Jack 
Tarie, manager, of the Latin Quarter, 
report that they are paying as much as 
25 per cent more this year than last for 
the best talent. Beatrice Kay, for in- 
stance, in at $1,000 a week last year, 
cost $1,600 this year. 

Because of the scarcity of talent, the 
Quarter is relying more now on produc- 
tions staged by Don Arden. Ordinarily, 
production costs are about 91,600 weekly, 
the girls alone costing $040. However, , 
difficult as things are, no local talent is 
being used. 

Vaudc Strong at RKO 

Ben Domingo, manager, reports very 
favorably on the RKO Boston Thoater. 
This is the first summer the house has 
played vaude, since a reversion to solo 
pic policy is usual. But business con- 
tinues at 00 to 100 per cent of tho nor- 
mal winter take. Talent costs are about 
10 per cent above a year ago. 

The Shangri-La, formerly the Beach- 
comber’s, Is under the same management 
us before (Tommy Maren, owner; Jerry 
Mann, manager). On the average, 32,000 
people are served in a month. On talent, 
Mann Bays a dance act could be had a 
year ago for $75 a week, now It’s from 
$126 and up. Good emsees are the 



New England Tour 
For A. B. Marcus 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 21.— 
A. B. Marcus, at the conclusion of his 
summer run at tho Ramona Park The- 
ater here September 12, will take his 
girl show into Boston for a tour of the 
E. M. Loew’s Tlieators in the New Eng- 
land States. 

Show has been doing big here, aver- 
aging $7,000 a week for nlno perform- 
ances. 



hardest to get. They used to ask $200 
on the average, now they ask and get 
$300 to $400. 

Hiros Dischargees 

A1 Taxier has solved some of his talent 
problem at the Rio Casino by hiring In- 
jury dischargees from the army and 
navy. 

Arkl-Yavensonne has an unusual set- 
up in the Satire Room. Although It 
seats only 38, the place has been a huge 
success (and it ought to be, with Coca- 
Cola selling at 90 cents a drink). Be- 
cause of the intlmntc atmosphere, Yavcn- 
sonne has restricting talent problems. 
His patronage Is made up of about 95 
per cent of the same people who return 
two or three times a week. Therefore, 
entertainers must have a good repertory 
that doesn't pall. 



Liquor Shortages 
Force Detroit Ops 
To Use Talent Ax 

DETROIT, Aug. 21. — Acute liquor 
shortages In the State have resulted in 
the slicing of talent budgets in a num- 
ber of spots in this area. 

Among clubs that have cut their 
shows arc the Barbary Coast, Ken 
Roberts Bar, Saks Show Bar, Verne’s, 
and the Club Manhattan, all In Detroit, 
and two Toledo clubs — Kin Wall Lo’s 
and Sunshine Gardens. 

Coral Gables, East Lansing, Mich., has 
been unable to secure a liquor license 
and continues with a beer and wine 
policy. Patronage comes primarily from 
soldiers training at Michigan State Col- 
lege and their presence is the underly- 
ing reason for the liquor license diffi- 
culty. Club has a talent budget of 8500 
for six acts, changed weekly, and booked 
by Howard Bruce Amusement Booking 
Service, Detroit. 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— The Pour A's 
will work out a method whereby all per- 
former unlous will mutually recognize 
each others’ verboten lists immediately 
after action Is taken by a single union. 

First concerted Four- A action will 
probably be taken on Sonja Henie and 
the Henie-Arthur Wlrtz show at the Cen- 
ter Theater, Stars on Icc. The Four-A 
is expected to ask that the producers 
sign the show during its current run, 
otherwise Miss Henie will be placed on 
the Screen Actors’ Guild’s unfair list at 
the expiration of her current contract 
■with 20th Century-Fox. Miss Henie has 
been excommunicated by the American 
Guild of Variety Artists because of her 
failure to negotiate. Arthur M. Wlrtz 
and the Sonja Henie ice show also share 
the same classification on the AGVA 
books. 

Four-A action on Miss Henie has 
been held up while a study Is made of 
the situation. Chief stumbling block is 
the clause in SAG's pact with film pro- 
ducers to the effect that SAG will take 
no action to Interfere with stars pres- 
ently under contract. 

Similar situations In union -manage- 
ment contracts are seen to offer the 
ohief delay in getting all unfair lists 
recognized simultaneously. 



CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Dante the Magi- 
cian (Harry A. Jansen) Is ready to sling 
Sim Solo Bim, his elaborate magic show, 
on the block and to take advantage of 
solo cabaret offers or movie contracts or 
retire to his California ranch and con- 
tinue plans for his international school 
of magic which he says was crimped by 
the war. 

The show is for sale, ho said while 
at the Oriental here last week, but only 
to a reputable magus who can keep 
up the show’s prestige and make It pay 



Three Spots Back 
To Life in Capital 

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.— Three night 
spots which have been closed during 
summer reopen this week. They arc 
Hotel Carlton, Brown Derby and Costln’s. 

Carlton, which last spring was known 
as the Cosmos Room and which will now 
be called the Carlton Hotel, is one of 
swankiest nitcrles In town. Harold Nagel 
and his orchestra opened. 

A1 Slmmonds’s Brown Derby will open 
with Three Cats and a Fiddle and Three 
Loose Nuts. In addition, the usuul non- 
sense will be carried on by A1 himself 
and his lieutenant, George Berg. 61m- 
monds promises to bring in Art Tatum, 
the Mills Brothers and the Golden Gate 
Quurtette later in the fall. 

Costin’s opens with Some Do Jong, 
violinist, and Rudolf Haledmann, pianist. 



Full-Week Stand 
For Olympia, Miami 

MIAMI, Aug. 21. — A seven-day vaude 
schedule began at the Olympia Wednes- 
day (18). 

Manager A1 Weiss Jr. expects to book 
a better brand of talent by offering a 
full week’s booking Instead of four days 
as in the past. Bill will be changed 
Wednesdays, as usual. 

Biz continues good. 



Discussion on the Henie show came 
up at this week's Four-A meeting when 
AGVA asked details of the legality of a 
clause In a contract which Billy Rose 
sought. AGVA, negotiating for the Dia- 
mond Horseshoe cost, sought to clear de- 
tails on a matter regarding his chorus 
girls. Rose has found that after spend- 
ing some heavy sugar In routining and 
costuming his chicks, film companies 
would come along with snazzy offers and, 
as a result. Rose would be left with a 
hole In hie gal formations. Rose wanted 
protection against recurrence of these 
Instances and wanted to know what 
protection AGVA could give him on this 
count. 

The Four A’s are said to have agreed 
with the Rose stand In principle and all 
agreed that such actions rated a place 
on the off-limits list, but further discus- 
sions revealed tho hole in tho set-up. 
with the result that the entire matter is 
being held up for further discussion. 

According to present procedure, once 
an act. producer, agent, manager or sport 
is declared out-of-bounds, the union 
originally making that classification goes 
to sister-unions to request a hearing for 
an unfair action. The result Is even- 
tually the same, but the procedure is 
deemed too slow to be really, effective. 



dividends. Dante’s name and show title 
go with the sale. 

He still has around $50,000 In con- 
tracts to fulfill before the end of the 
year, but claims he'll be ready by then 
to take an dffer for the outfit. 

The current show is a condensed ver- £ 
slon of his full production. Ordinarily, 
he carries nround 25 people on his per- 
forming pay roll, but wartime restric- 
tions have whittled his aids down, to less 
than 20. The costumes, scenery and 
tricks he values at around $50,000. The 
present tour still has nine weeks to go , 
in the Midwest and East. 

"After 40 years of trouping,’’ he said, 

"I'm ready to let tho other fellow take S 
some of the bows and the cash. I’m 
willing to help manage the show for a 
year or so with the new owner, but I'd 
like the strain of carrying the show off 
my shoulders.” 

The name Sim Sala Bim, taken from 
an old Danish song, was given to the , 
show In 1022 when Dante says he bought 
a half Interest in. It for $30,000 from the -- 
late Howard Thurston. One condition * 
of the sale, according to Dante, was that 
he keep out of Scandinavia and the 
Balkans where Thurston believed the 
monetary exchange would work against 
them. While* playing in the Orient, 
Dante says he learned that Thurston had 
an outside offer for his share, so he t 
bought In for another $30,000, and as 
soon as he owned the show, booked it ^ 
into Scandinavia where in three months 
he cleaned up $70,000 In theater dates, 
and paid off Thurston. 

The current vaude tour Is new for him. 

A few years ago lie made a tour or legit 
houses in this country which panned 
out only so-so, but the best part of his 
successful magic career was spent In Eu- 
rope, South America, the Orient, Aus- 
tralia and India, whero the Dante namo 
Is practically a household word. He be- 
gan his magic career as a youth and j 
toured for a number of seasons with 
American carnivals under the Jansen 
label. 

Buffalo, Too, Has 
Big Talent Demand 

BUFFALO, Aug. 21. — Despite the gas ' 
ban, talent conditions in this area are 
booming. Tire booker who can corral 
sufficient acts to meet the demand 
reaches new profit highs. Prices here are 
good for standard and novelty acts, par- 
ticularly turns featuring glrlB. 

Ray S. Kneeland, of the Amusement 
Booking Office, has his booking sheets 
crammed with dates and Is now enjoying 
the busiest season. Kneeland has some 
12 exclusive club accounts on his books, 
in addition to club date biz. 



Sopliie Tucker’s Son, Bert, 
Succeeds Drafted WM Agent 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Harold Dobrow, 
cafe booker at the William Morris 
Agency, was Inducted Monday (16) and 
reports to the army September 6. 

He will be succeeded by Bert Tucker, 
son of Sophie Tucker, and a former 
hoofer. 



Blitzed Theater To Open 

LONDON, Aug. 6.— The Empire Music 
Hall, Sheffield. 2,500-seater and key 
house of Mass Tour Theaters In that city, 
reopens with straight twlce-nightly 
vaudeville September 6. House was badly 
damaged In a blitz over a year ago. 
Countless American acts have played the 
Sheffield Empire during their European 
tours. 



NATHAN NEWMAN, odd Jobber for the 
trade who files Income tax reports, cele- 
brates his 25tli anniversary on Broadway 
this week. 



AAA A Revamping Unfair Set-Up ; 
All Affiliates To Be Bound by 
Action Taken by Single Union 

Sonja Henie Seen as Test Case 




NIGHT CLUBS-VAUDEVUXE 



The Billboard 19 



August 28 1943 



Folies Bcrgere, New York 

Talent policy: Name and relief bands; 
floorshows at 8:30, 12 and 2. Man- 
agement: Arthur Lesser, operator; 

Dorothy Kay, publicity. Prices: Top 
minimum, $3:50. 

Arthur Lesser, now In business lor 
himself to this enterprise, continues to 
inject adrenal into this institution by 
starting n name-band policy along with 
the fullsome, sexy floorshow. Spot is 
apparently doing well since Willie How- 
ard’s two-week appearance put the place 
in running condition. Now the spot 
seems to be getting a sufficient number 
of customers ns a regular diet. 

Enrlc Madrlguera, teeing off a name- 
band policy, is a prime attraction for 
rumba terpors, ns evidenced by the 
loaded dneo floor on opening night. The 
ork gives the Latin concertos smoothness 
along with a strong beat and polished 
arrangements. 

Aside from Madrlguera’s, the floorshow 
has a few merits on Its own. A tighten- 
ing process has taken effect, and layout 
runs with sufficient smoothness. 

Newcomer on this bill is Keith Clark, 
with a heavy French accent, a line of 



NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS 



affable patter anti a smart magic display. 
Best trick was his passing of eggs thru 
a tray to land in glasses of water. Went 
over very well. 

Rest of the bill comprises the Clawson 
Triplets, with the Murtah Sisters to tlo 
the singing chores; Florence Hin Low, 
whose aero contortions could only come 
from a boneless body; Chaa Chase, who 
got a goodly number of laughs with his 
peculiar diet of matches, paper and 
cigars, along with his eccentric dancing, 
and Rosita Royce in a small bit at the 
finale. The Lester Horton Dancers, sex- 
tette of six modern ballet tevpers, do fine 
interpretive work, whilo the eye-fill tng 
line goes thru some well -designed tab- 
leau. 

While all the acts get over, It’s an tip- 
hill battle in this room. The gray walls 
and high celling make tills one of the 
most austere rooms around performers. 
They have to give more than usual to 
radiate here. 

Irv Orton docs okay in backing the 
show, while Roy Eldredgo and ork pro- 
vide danceable relief. 

Joe Cohen. 



stay in this ultra spot. She has Improved 
her appearance in that she looks more 
natural and wears her hair and gowns 
in a style that go well with her girlish 
personality. She also looks more femi- 
nine than ever before, which lends more 
logic to her slow ballads. Her sets, how- 
ever, are still not of a prudent selection. 
She works with too much restraint, 
whereas she has definite Ethel Merman 
qualities arid there is no reason why she 
should muffle them. She is at her best 
when she gives out, and should be 
booked into rooms that permit such ex- 
hibitions. Most of the tunes here arc of 
the soft, pretty caliber. 

Charlie Wright and his society band 
carry on for the remainder of the sum- 
mer, with Mrs. Wright (Dawn Roland), 
pretty brunet, decorating the stand dur- 
ing dance sets. Wright is considering 
the possibility of augmenting for the 
winter, provided, of course. Undo Sam 
decides differently. 

Room has been doing top-heavy biz, 
particularly at dinner time. 

Sam Honigberg. 



PAUL EDNA • 

WINIKand MAE • 

"Musical Comedy Dancers " • 

currently 

CHEZ PAREE, CHICAGO • 

LAKE CLUB, Springfield, 111. • 



Dir.: HERMAN FIALKOFF 

MAYFAIR THEATRE BLDG., N. Y. 



Drake Hotel, Camellia House, 
Cliicago 

Talent policy: Society band; floor en- 
tertainment at 9:15 and 12:15. Man- 
agement: A. S. Kirkeby, managing di- 
rector; Frank Amstadt, host; Mary An- 
derson, publicity. Prices: A la carte 
(and high) . 

Connie Russell, singing actress, has re- 
turned to town (she worked the Chez 
Paree earlier this year) for a 



JOE JACKSON. 

SON OF THE ORIGINAL 



AGAIN OPENS WITH 

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Swan Cub, Philadelphia 

Talent policy: Dance and show band, 
floorshows at 11 and 1. Management: 
Joe Toll, proprietor-manager; Jolly Joyce, 
booker. Prices: Food a la carte, drinks 
from 45 cents; $1 minimum weekdays, 
$1.50 Saturdays and holidays, no cover. 

Polite and engaging specialties 
make the new bill thoroly entertaining. 
Iu the top 6pot is Al Zlmmey, making 
his first stand in this village. Plenty 
polish In Ills stage presence, with a 
pleasant personality that blends with a 
lyrical voice, Zlmmey Impresses much 
both as solo singer and In handling the 
Introductory chores for the rest of the 
show. His voice, style and delivery re- 1 
minds much or Harry Riohman In the 
younger days as he puts hl.s pipes thru 
the paces that run the gamut from an 
Irving Berlin medley to the current pop 
laves. 

Proceedings get under way with June 
Inhoff, an attractive tappist. Her Second 
specialty Is spotted later In the show 
and both rhythmic too turns register 
well. 

Gracio Collins, a willowy and winsome 
miss absent from local floors for Borne 
time, is an ever welcome home-comer. 
Blondle sings the rhythmic ditties and 
cells ’em strong. 

Dewey Sisters (2) make for a dandy 
aero flash. Young gals with supple bodies 
work In unison and Individually with a 
generous array of body tricks and tum- 
bling antlc3 that hold the attention all 
the way. 

Troy Brown and Barron Leo, sepia 
team, and a conglomeration of comedy, 
song und dancing in the wind-up spot. 
Brown gets his avoirdupois around the 
floor most gingerly. Lee, remembered 
as the one-time leader man of the Mills 
Blue Rhythm Band, is the smoothie 
straight man for Troy’s tomfoolery with 
comedy material of burlesque vintage, 
and shows to better advantage for the 
spirited singing and dancing. Score solid. 

Vincent Rizzo still on tap for the show 
and dnnee music with a trio of music- 
makers filling the lulls from a stand In 
the adjoining cocktail corner. 

Maurle Qrodenker. 



MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 

NEW YORK 

September 14 



Thanks to the 

ARENA MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION! 

For Four Enjoyable Years I 



Cafe Society Uptown, 
New York 

Talent policy: Dance band, relief trio, 
sepia-white combo, solo boogie-woogie 
and comic; floorshows at 8:30, 12 
and 2:30. Management: Barney Joseph- 
son, operator; Ivan Black, publicity. 
Minimum: $2.50 and $3.50. 

Dusky, pouting Hazel Scott Is back at 
1 the old stand from a three-plc lend to 
j the Coast to queen it at the keyboard 
and with fingers no less crafty after the 
| trek. Not camera-spoiled, either. The 
I gal still sells plenty of charm, along with 
nth degree boogie. 

Jump With Joy had the customers toe- 
wlggllng and rope up at midnight show. 
It is In traditional Scott pattern, with 
i right hand twisting out magic blue min- 
I ors and the loft whamming out bull- 
fiddle mato-crles. When it comes to 
boogie-woogie Miss Scott has more than 
I It takes. She’s a smash. 

However, she Is wise to hold down to 
one sweet number la program. Senti- 



mental, throaty crooning Into the mike 
even to own accompaniment Isn’t In 
groove with her best salesmanship. It 
caught only moderate audience response. 
Scott is top-drawer when she’s saying it 
with her fingers, raising hell and hob 
with n Chopin waltz or otherwise com- 
mitting melodious mayhem on the keys. 

Other main floor ei'ent is clowning of 
Jimmy Snvo. Comic has been feature of 
58th Street spot since May and appears 
headed for indefinite stay, savo laugh 
tech hud ’em rolling in their chairs. 
Opens with familiar pea-shooter and 
Juggling routine and follows with Joeycd- 
up songs and Interpolated audience par- 
ticipation in the way of swiping cus- 
tomers' drinks nud cigarettes. Crowd 
is strong for it. Dream Walking, Time 
Goes By and Mandalay all come In for 
typical Savo buffoon treatment. Black 
Magic Is a special click and trade-mark. 
River Stay Away From My Door, Is a sock 
finish. 

Kenneth Spencer, sepia bary, has been 
moved up from Barney's downtown spot 
and registers equally well with 58tli 
Street table-squatters. Spencer has com- 
petent mike presence for moderate-sized 
hall, and while a bit too pontlflcial in 
delivery gets over vocal in good form, 
Meadowland, Red Army homesick piece, 
was his standout. Cabin in the Sky, 
Caroline got a good reception, but I Got 
plenty o’ Nothin’ and the inevitable, of' 
Man River ought to be loft where they 
belong, with Tod Duncan and Paul Robe- 
son. 

Teddy Wilson and his band boys are 
into their fourth year on stand. Ork 
still gives out fine brand of hot dance 
rhythms and furnishes fine background 
for featured acts. Drummer Sid Catlett 
did a fine job on the skins. The Eugene 

(See Night Club Reviews on page 21) 



Satirizing 

the Well Knowns and 
You and Me 




JOHN 



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Starred in the Summer Revuo 

EMPIRE ROOM, PALMER HOUSE 



CHICAGO 




HOM NEWMAN, MASK J. EEDDY AGENCY* 

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WANTED AT ONCE 

NOVELTY AND STANDARD ACTS FOB 
THEATRES AND NITB CLOUS. 

Write Full Details 

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457 Hlppodromo Bldq. Cleveland, O. 



WANTED IMMEDIATELY 

Flvc-Glrl Lino with specialties, salary $800.00. 
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August 28 , 1943 



VAUDEVILLE REVIEWS 



State, New York 

(Reviewed Thursday Evening, August 19) 

New bill la gallery of vet faces for 
local vaude fans. Exception Is Walter 
Donahue, who makes Ills bow on Stem 
blg-tlme, emseebig creditably and with 
pleasant mike approach. He could do 
with services of a good writer, however, 
to sharpen up material and tie It In to 
his specialty, which is hoofing. 

Donahue, younger brother of the Idte 
Jack, carries on the family tradition, 
selling himself best with his feet. Plays 
up brogue atmosphere, chirps Kerry 
Dunce, and beats out the rhythm with 
his clogs. Piping Is only so-so, but 
clicked strong with the taps. 

Adriana and Charley, top trampoline 
duo, have stepped direct to State stage 
from Spangles circus at the Garden. Act 
shows up quite as well on stage as from 
four-dimensional circus slant. Charley 
Is a good showman and sandwiches 
clowning to give real stunts top produc- 
tion. He tosses the customers the whole 
trampoline book. Double flips and twists 
from springs had ’em cheering. 

Vefc screen comic, Harry Langdon, fol- 
lows with gag act using prop car and 
diminutive Edith Fellows. Comedy re- 
lies on both getting a pushing around. 
Langdon bears down on old movie tech- 
nique of worried, ineffectual gestures, 
but laughs stem from knockabout non- 
sense. Act could be titled the Goose 
Kangs High. The little Fellows is easy 
to look at and vocals one number, Kiss 
Me Again, to good reception. Hits high 
notes right on the nose and with amaz- 
ing power for pint-sized chanteuse. 

Real comedy highlight, however, is 
juiced by the Arnaut Brothers. Boys 
use familiar routine, but It is still socko. 
Open with comic fiddle echo number and 
continue with arm-twisting fiddling 
waltz. Wind-up is bird courtship rlb- 
tlckler which 1 b still their prime laugh- 
getter. 

Bill adds another circus touch with 
Capt. William Heyer and haute ecole 
pranclngs of Starless Night steed. Heyer 
gives a fine exhibition of horesmanshlp 
and wonder-horse examples of magnifi- 
cent training and gatted stuff, but stage 
cramps style for production such dress- 
age deserves. 

Closing spot is filled by Arthur (Street 
Singer) Tracy. Opened with old ether 



theme, Marta, for moderate reception, 
and continued with Time Goes By and 
You'll Never Know. Tracy pipes have 
slipped considerably and vocalizing seems 
forced. Corny, over-dramatized When a 
Gypsy Play His Violin should be ash- 
canned. Doesn't do him or his audlenco 
any good. 

Bill as a whole is well presented and 
has plenty of class and movement. With 
Crosby chanting his way thru Dixie pic, 
show can afford to sell short on the 
chirp side. House jammed at early eve- 
ning show. Bob Francis. 



Chicago, Chicago 

(Reviewed Friday Afternoon, August 20) 

A natural combination in Dixie 
(Crosby-Lamour) and the in-person 
headliners, Virginia Weldler and Teddy 
Powell and band, for both entertainment 
and business purposes. Show Is In for 
two to three weeks, and the slx-ahows- 
a-day schedule (seven Saturdays) started 
to overflow, crowds. 

With pic in the top slot, flesh end 
takes only about 40 minutes, but It's 
super stuff all the way. Layout la a good 
break for Powell, who has never been 
around hero with ills band before, and 
here's his opportunity to display his 
commercial aggregation before mobs of 
Midwesterners. The lad Is personable In 
appearance and emsee duties and keeps 
things moving at a fast clip. His swing 
group (three rhythm, five reed, seven 
brass) is designed to please the average 
mass audience, dishing out Jump style 
music. Ork has enough of a chance to 
prove that It has good tunes on hand 
and knows how to sell them. Highlighted 
are Gene Howard, lanky baritone, who 
delivers two ballads and returns to ac- 
company attractive Peggy Mann in 
People Will Say We’re in Love. Miss 
Mann starts out fine on her own with 
you'll Never Know In good Bea Wain 
style. Youthful Dick Mains Is the solo 
click, with a hot trumpet specialty. 

Virginia Weldler is a swell little 
trouper and certainly shows off other 
screen personalities attempting stage ap- 
pearances. The kid Is at homo in front 
of the footlights from entrance time 
‘till her clever beg-off speech. Her act 
Is sturdy all the way, starting off with 



an Tm-a-grown-up song, next a Private 
Hargrove type of letter supposedly writ- 
ten by her brother In the army, and 
finally a sock Virginia O'Brien carbon 
singing a lullaby. 

Lowe, Hite and Stanley, only other act, 
mopped up os usual with their novel 
comedy routine. The partner of normal 
size (Eddie Lowe) Is new, replacing the 
member who left to work In a defense 
plant. Act suffers little because of the 
change, for the spotlight Is mostly on 
skj'scraplng Hite and the midget. Laughs 
were continuous. Sam Honigberg. 



Capitol, New York 

(Reviewed Thursday Evening, Aug. 19) 

Horace Hcidt in his umpteenth appear- 
ance In local houses still displays the 
same fresh and Informal approach and 
sock entertainment. Packed house on 
opening night easily took to the Heldt 
crew's efforts and awarded hefty salvos 
to the entertainers. 

As usual the outfit carries along Its 
own crew of entertainers, with Franklo 
Carle, the talented composer-pianist, tak- 
ing top billing for his literate piano In- 
terpretations. Carle returned to do a 
pair of encores. Other top musical honors 
go to Irving Fazzola, ace clary practi- 
tioner, and Warren Covington, young 
trombonist. Covington scored in a pair 
of duets with Donna. Fred Lowery, the 
sightless whistler, similarly got a fli\e 
audience reaction with two numbers and 
an encore. 

Sole straight act is Ollie O'Toole, with 
a punchy set of impressions, Including 
Ed Gardner, Fred Allen, Bcrgen-Mc- 
Carthy, Eoak'e Carter, H. V. Kaltenborn 
and Gabriel Heatter. 

The novelty department included a 
take-off on the Andrews Sisters by three 
of the boys, the chorallng of the Don 
Juans, and the audience participation 
Treasure Chest, in which Heldtp handed 
out dollar bills to servicemen who didn't 
have to answer correctly to come out 
ahead. 

As for Heldt, he chimes In on the 
group vocal efforts, goes down to mix 
with the audience when things on the 
bandstand are under control and does a 
couple of stanzas of Lay That Pistol 
Down. 

Ho winds up the proceedings with a 
service medley In which he calls for uni- 
formed men to stand up to take a hand 
when the song of their particular branch 
Is played. Heldt, by that time already 
had the maximum audience reaction. 
It wasn't necessary to resort to so obvious 
a bid for applause to give him a rousing 
send-off. 

Stage setting this week is an effective 
montage of army scenes by Harry Gour- 
faln, whose stage dressing added ma- 
terially to the effectiveness of the pres- 
entation. 

Film, DuBarry Was a Lady, got excel- 
lent notices. Joe Cohen. 



RKO-Boston, Boston 

(Reviewed Thursday Afternoon, Aug. 19) 

That old Swing and Sway maestro, 
Sammy Kaye, hits the high spota hero 
this week. It’s something of a change 
for a band show to come In with all the 
kinks Ironed out and put on a smooth- 
running. nlcely-tlmed program. 

Things start moving with a swift ver- 
sion of In My Arms, featuring the Three 
Kaydets. And right after comes dancing 
Sunny Rice, a pert little number who 
ought to be a good candidate for musical 
comedy. She dances like a whiz, per- 
forming a combination of tap and ballet 
that Is clean, neat and flashy. Her rou- 
tines are a trifle long and she lacks a 
sense of climax, but any good dance di- 
rector can fix that. 

Sammy Kaye and his boys put over 
their numbers with subtle showmanship. 
Who, played first by six clarinets, then 
four sax and finally the whole band, 13 
really distinctive. It's an oldie with a 
fresh slant; never wild, never overblown. 
Brazil, featuring tenor Arthur Wright, Is 
equally good. In a medley employing 
songs about flowers, the boys hold up 
large painted flowers under ultra-violet 
lights, and the effect pleases the kids 
in the audience. Final band number, 
Move It Over, employs a trio of boys 
from the band, with the rest behind 
them singing the chorus. Just enough 
on the suggestive side to catch the fancy. 

Only other vaude act In the show Is 
Shea (Jimmy) and Raymond (Guy). 
Shea Is short and bouncy; Raymond is 
tall and rubbery. Their antic satires on 
the dance styles of Carmen Miranda and 
others brought down the house. 

Sammy Kaye Is not so lucky with his 




band vocalists,- with the exception of 
tenor Wright. Nancy Norman is young 
and cute, but she has not yet developed 
a style. But the material is there und 
you can be sure she'll come along. 
Tommy Ryan, on the other bund, is 
colorless and flat. HVs pitch Is flabby, 
his tones are spread so far you can’t 
distinguish them. Style Is nondescript. 
Hts guitar strumming is okay. 

Show finishes with the “So You Want 
to Lead a Band” routine. Kaye handles 
the presentation with diplomacy and 
tact. His attitude alone prevents the 
Jlvers from causing trouble. Everybody 
lets down his hair and has a good time 
laughing at the other fellow. Reception, 
good. 

Pic was The Falcon in Danger. Open- 
ing biz pretty good. 

John William Riley. 



Oriental, Chicago 

(Reviewed Friday Afternoon, August 20) 

Following Dante and his ilhislons into 
this theater Is a bright and diversified 
bill which has plenty of magic, too — 
the magic of Vaughan Monroe’s music. 
His 16-piece ork, with Monroe fronting 
In vocals, plays very smooth and differ- 
ent arrangements and runs the gamut 
from saccharine to swing with skill and 
showmanship. 

Monroe’s fine, resonant baritone, plus 
his virile appearance, put him in solidly 
with the crowd from his opening W/ieii 
the Lights Go On Again, which he car- 
ried handsomely. The band's newest 
canary, Phyllis Lynn, follows, and tho 
her voice Is neither large nor startling, 
managed, to put over two fast numbers, 
In My Arms and Johnny Zero, with 
pace and verve. Tenor sax man, Tony 
Bastlen's own arrangement of The Man I 
Love netted him a big hand and leads 
into Catherine Harris and her taps on 
toes In which she docs some nifty steps. 
The crowd at this show seemed to go big 
for Zlggy Talent’s mugging and clowning 
which netted him two recalls. 

The singing trio, the Murphy Sisters, 
know how to sell their songs, either sweet 
or comic, with Dottle, the soprano mem- 
ber. bringing in the applause with her 
solo moments In the girls’ arrangement 
of Szimmertime. In their comedy mo- 
ments they stopped the show cold. 

Monroe came back to the mlko for a 
blend of two top pops, In the Blue of 
Evening and All or Nothing at All, and 



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the band then took the musical high 
spot with its new arrangement ot Dark 

Eyes, 

The laughs were loud and long for 
Ecldle Rio, a slick comic, whose dancing 
antics are funnier than his patter, nltho 
some of his stories caught on with the 
crowd. His version of the boy asking 
for a dance and his sock finale strip to 
a flag-waving ditty are very good comic 
fare. 

The show ought to clean up this week 
toy virtue of the'ork, which is getting 
more and more popular, and Monroe, 
who merits a big fan following. 

F. P. G. 



Orpheum, Los Angeles 

(Reviewed Wednesday Evening, Aug. 18) 

Xavier Cugat and company (24) pre- 
sent a bang-up show, with each number 
hitting near show-stops, with the band 
numbers eagerly applauded. Carla and 
Fernando, dancers, and Don Zelaya aug- 
ment the unit, and pic is Petticoat 
Larceny. Cugat and his entertainers 
drew a capacity house at the early sup- 
per show, with lines in the lobby and 
outside for fully a half block. 

Cugat Is a likable emsee and despite 
his recent illness Is up to scratch on 
handling his entertainers. He misses 
no chances in selling his unit. Opening 
has the band on Yours, Frenesi and 
Perfidia for a fast start and from then 
on It’s definitely Cugat’s show. Chuicliui 
hits the top mark In entertainment. 
Panama and Brazil are spotted about the 
halfway mark, with outstanding bongo 
work on the former and swell rhythm on 
the samba. Finish lor the band is a 
“1-2-3 kick" to bring the curtain down 
on an excollent Instrumental assignment. 

Carla and Fernando offer three turns 
consisting of Gypsy Dance, Citanerias 
and Alegrias. Numbers fit well into the 
scheme of the show and the team works 
smoothly and with enthusiasm. 

In Lina Romay, Cugat has the tops in 
show personality. Vivacious and pretty. 
Miss Romay has the audience In her 
palm from the start. She does Mama 
Y o Quiero, Besscme, Bombshell From 
Brooklyn, Para Vigo and l Said No. Last- 
named number has a new twist, and Its 
new format makes it timely for the show. 

Don Zelaya offers a monolog that Is a 
bit on the corny side after starting 
with a neat piano solo on Concerto in 
B-Flat Minor. His Mozart technique on 
Praise the Lord went well. 

Spotted next-to-closlng Is Del Oampo. 
Cugat tom-tom beater and vocalist, who 
does fine vocal work on Babalu and Blen 
Blen as a preface to the flashy finale by 
the orchestra. 

Cugat's Latin-American rhythms prove 
that everyone is not Jive minded and 
that the suave tempos still have appeal 
aplenty. Sam Abbott. 




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FOLLOW-UP NIGHT 
CLUB REVIEW 



SHERMAN HOTEL. PANTHER ROOM, 
CHICAGO. — For the first time In many 
moons the swing band attraction Is aug- 
mented with a full and entertaining 
floorshow. Woody Herman and his group 
are back, assuring a full month of top 
business. 

Revue still retains the Spotlite Canteen 
title, but it Is given more meaning by 
using a couple of soldier heroes at each 
show. They are Interviewed by Vincent 
Gottschaik, polished emsee, and he milks 
cut some interesting information re- 
ceived with open ears. Vincent knows 
how to work with them and brings out 
the highlights of their recent battle ex- 
periences. 

Soldiers and sailors still dress up the 
floor In canteen style, with the room’s 
pretty models serving as their compan- 
ions for the evening. Dolly Bell, lively 
blond acrobat, Is on early with a bright 
if familiar routine that gives the bill a 
fast opening. 

Mardonl and Louise click solidly with 
their magic and mental exhibition. 
Mardonl is an acc salesman, garnering 
attention from beginning to end. Fol- 
lowing a mental session with blindfolded 
Louise, he performs the thrumb-tic and 
head-chopping feats, both good sight 
tricks. 

Robert Crum, concert and swing pian- 
ist, closes tho bill with line keyboard 
work. It Is mostly straight pounding, 
with little visual salesmanship. Crum 
keeps close to the keyboard, seldom lift- 
ing hl3 head to see If anyone is paying 
attention. Goes over, tho. 

Herman band specialties are Inter- 
spersed thruout. featuring the maestro'3 
celebrated blues singing and Billie 
Rogers, hot fem trumpeter and vocalist. 

S. H. 



Curly’s Shangri-La, 
Minneapolis 

Talent policy: Dance and show band. 
Floorshows at 8:15, 10:15 and 12. 
Management: James Hegg, manager. 

Prices: No minimum, no cover; drinks 
from 45 cents, dinners from $1. 

Place keeps running along, drawing Its 
trade and enjoying one of the better 
reputations in this area. Tire manage- 
ment makes every effort to have its 
clientele feci right at home In these sur- 
roundings. and the program continues to 
succeed. Thanks for this Is due partly 
to Jimmy Hegg, emsee, who, like the 
Mississippi River Just a few blocks away, 
keeps right on rolling along at this 
place. 



Jimmy’s manner Improves with each 
show— and he’s been at It four years. 
The patrons love him and when Illness 
puts him on the shelf for a while the 
customers are genuinely concerned. But 
Hegg Is hale and hearty and Is getting 
laughs galoro as show emsee. His line of 
patter, his gagging with the audience, 
his ad-lib humor are better than ever. 

Show opens with four-girl line In 
patriotic tap dance that Is well executed. 
Sterling Robeson, reformed wrestler, pre- 
sents a whistling act that Is top rate. 
The line offers a Spanish rumba In color- 
ful costume. A violin, accordion, guitar 
trio gives with both longhair and Jive, 
winding up with patriotic medley to big 
hand. Line concludes with tennis 
number. 

Music Is by Vic Lesslne’s five-piece ork 
which does equally as well lor dancing 
a3 for show. Food and service good. 

Jack Weinberg. 



NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS 

(Continued from page 19) 

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shows. 

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Saturday, August 14, 194S 

Show Time 

Mr. Ballantine Is the Most Original Comedian in Years 
. By PETER BELLAMY 

One of the show’s six vaudeville acts Is the most hilarious and origi- 
nal act wb have seen In 10 years. If one thinks he has seen everything 
under the variety sun, the amazing Mr. Ballantine, the Joshing magician, 
should convince him otherwise. 

Ballantine’s routine is riotous, and as testimony to his novelty, the 
land will doubtless soon be full of second-raters trying to steal his stuff. 
This self-deprccatlng magician can't do one of the tricks he attempts, and 
that's where the fun Is. 

If ho could only follow one of the serious, somber magicians like 
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NIGHT tl.lHS-VVriHVlLIT 



August 28, 1943 



Dawn Patrol Rates Clubs 



Stork Club, Latin Quarter and 
Riobamba Get Nod as Top 3 
In Billboard Fifth Annual Poll 

Lou Walters Arrives With Top Three After Year Despite 
New York’s Toughest Competition 



(Continued from page 3) 
on several sheets along with cut In news- 
print and the draft have forced changes 
In the newspaper situation, with the re- 
sult that many of the regular nite patrol 
have taken on different chores and new- 
comers have been hesitant to make choices 
on the ground that they haven’t covered 
the beat long enough to correctly evaluate 
the gay spots and their flacks. 

The voting was, In the main, confined 
to regulars who have been patrolling the 
saloon beat for some years, and as such 
rate as a blue-ribbon Jury. 

Biggie Billingsley Knows 
’Em All and They Know Him 

As the results show, Billingsley Is 
virtually his own press agent. His name 
Is mentioned with as much frcqucntcy as 
Is his spot. According to the papers, B 
has a speaking acquaintanceship with 
more biggies than the telephone company. 
His doorman sees to It that no one but 
the cream of the blue book, the New Deal, 
the armed forces, the political and amuse- 
ment world get by. 

However, his present agents, Adele 
Brown and Dick King, who took on tho 
assignment after Dolly de Mllhau, social 
contribution to the space-grabbing set, 
left, didn’t fare so well. They only rated 
sixth place ns praise agents who meet 
editorial needs most effectively. 

The Billboard poll at the same time 
shows Lou Walters, of the Latin Quarter, 
second in the estimation of the newspaper 
gentry with 26 points. Billingsley got 
exactly double that amount. Billy Rose, 



Diamond Horseshoe boss, copped third 
billing with 17 points. 

Walters in No. 2 Spot 
Supplies Big Surprise 



Winners at a Glance 

The Billboard Fifth Annual 
Night Club Publicity Survey 



Best Publicized Club 

Stork Club 38 Points 

Latin Quarter 25 Points 

Rlabnmba U Points 

Club Receiving Best Exploita- 
tion, Advertising and 
Promotion 

Latin Quarter 27 Points 

Diamond Horseshoe 14 Points 

Copacabana 13 Points 



Best Publicized Night Club 
Owner or Manager 

Sherman Billingsley CO Points 

Lou Walters 25 Points 

Billy Rose 17 Points 

Press Agents Meeting Editorial 
Needs Most Effectively 

Dorothy Ross 24 Points 

Ivan Black 15 Points 

Dorothy Kay 14 Points 



of the Institution bearing their llrst Among those now in uniform Include Ed 
names, knocked off fourth position to tie Seay, '42’s second-placer, Jack Tinnan, 



-ThA rhnirp of the R nf t-snoken Walt*™ with Jobn Perona ’ ° f 362 Morocco. Louise of the Hurricane; Paul Benson, Joel Rose; 

Reid, of Louise’s Monte Carlo; Dave Wol- Seaman Jacobs, Dorothy Ross’s former 



who came down from Boston a little more 
than a year ago to take over the site 
perennial flops after being warned to stay 



per, Hurricane; Dario and Jimmy Vernon, partner who was replaced by her husband 
La Martinique; Monte Proser, Copaca- George, former World-Telly columnist, 
awav from the Blc Town was one of the banft: R °B cr Stearns, 1-2-3 Room; Linton and Jame B Pettyes, Greenwich Village Inn. 

surorlsas of the edno^bilk>Mng He was Well, Riobamba. and Peter Agllettl, of Next week The Billboard will publish 

o“ to ora™ in Tto the re of tee ^Publicity .action 

posit/ o( tho popular conception of a Btllboara survey. of the Olub-Botol Survey. 

Broadway nitery operator. The best publicized clubs. Stork, Latin 

Billy Rose, who made good in other Quarter and Riobamba. which are press 
fields before clicking with, his Horseshoe agented by Brown and King, and Gertrude 
five years ago, has taken on too many Bayne and Irving Zussman for the two 
activities to be known exclusively as a last named, were followed by the Dla- 
cabaret Impresario. The half-pint former mond Horseshoe (Michael Mok), Copaca- 
songwriter, who showed that traveling bana (Jack Diamond), El Morocco (Ohio 



BURLESQUE NOTES 



Meet the Jury 

5th Annual Night Club 
Publicity Survey 

The blue ribbon jury which par- 
ticipated in The Billboard's Fifth An- 
nual Night Club Publicity Survey con- 
stitute a representative cross-section 
of the columnists, amusement editors, 
feature writers, fashion and society 
editors. They were: 

Lucius Beebe, Herald-Tribune Col- 
umnist; G. E. Blackford, Joumal- 
American, night club department; 
Helen Brown, Brooklyn Eagle society 
editor; Pat Coffin, Look; Harold Corbin, 
United Features mat editor; Jerome 
Drelfuss, United Features; Jack Eigen, 
WMOA amusement commentator; Clif- 
ford Evans, United Features; Virginia 
Forbes, Sun amusement editor; Eckert 
Goodman, Town and Country; Will 
Gordon, Morning Telegraph; Rosemary 
Haywood, Metropolitan Host; Nick 
Kenny, Mirror columnist; Dorothy 
Kilgallen, King Features Syndicate 
New York columnist; Lawton Mackail, 
Esquire; Paid Martin, World-Telqgram 
night club-cafe columnist: Edward 
Miller, Gotham Life; Ward Morehouse, 
Sun; Leslie Neville, Esquire; Dorothy 
Quick, Easthampton (L. I.) Star; Ben 
Schneider, Women’s Wear Daily amuse- 
ment columnist; Louis Sobol, King 
FeaturcsSyndlcate New Yorfk column- 
ist; Winifred Spear, Times fashions 
editor; L. L. Stephenson, ssoclated 
Newspapers columnist; Paul Stewart, 
Sun society editor; Gerl Trotta, Made- 
moiselle amusement editor; Katherine 
Vincent, Herald-Tribune fashions, and 
Thyra Samter Winslow, women’s mag- 
azines. 



NEW YORK 

„ „ ISABEL BROWN, dancer, and Bert 

shows can be put on in army camps on a Farmer), the Cafe Societies (Ivan Black) Carr and Harry Conley, comics, reopen 
practical basis, has been known variously and Leon and Eddie’s (Dorothy Gullman). the Howard, Boston, August 27. . . . 
as the boy whose Aquacade was the most Blue Angel (Dorothy Ross) tied with La SAM GOULD, former burly vocalist, and 
profitable enterprise at the New York Martinique (Ed Weiner), 1-2-3 Room Charles Adams arc at Dempsey’s thru 
World Fair, as Eleanor Holm’s husband, a (Dorothy Ross), and Rogers’ Corner consolidated Enterprises. . . . HELEN 
legit producer, and the world’s fastest (Harry Davies) . RUSSELL recently vacationed three 

stenographer. He’s now concentrating _ _ _ __ t» v • i weeks at homo in Los Angeles. . . . 

most of his energies In legit. He is cur- Stork Is Way Behind BOBBY MORRIS, comic, booked by 

rently working on Carmen Jones, legit r.,,1 Charles A. Allen, will help to usher in 

version of Bizet’s Carmen, and lately his un I^xpitu union him another season and a new policy at the 

space-grabbing has been confined to that In the exploitation, advertising and Gaycty, Montreal, August 30. House to 
field. Maybe the night club writing set promotion division, the Stork got fourth try eight name acts of vaudeville from 
had to think three times before assoc! at- place, being shaded by the Latin Quarter., A. & B. Dow agency, plus comics and 

lng him as a cafe magnate operating one Horseshoe and Copa. Behind Stork Club dancers. Line girls (20) again under pro- 

of the most prosperous spots on the Stem, came Riobamba, Leon and Eddie’s, Mar- ducer Allen Gilbert s supervision. Mon- 
_ _ , tlnlque. Cafe Society, Hurricane and La ( Sce Burlesque Notes on opposite page) 

Latin Quarter Gets Nod vie parisienne. 

As Best Advertised Spot Probably one of the reasons Walters 

x Jr . . . got the palm Is the type of ad which I pl-_- 

According to the editors, the hot spot | eclared ^at hla competitors on Broad- Phone 

that received the best erploltotlon, aft. „„„ ett gooa „„ He toM V A. 5571 

vertlslng u,d promotion tv.s the Latto tt/pub,,? „ ot , 5 „1„ the displays at tho ‘ 

Quarter. It headed the list with 27 points Z[m21bar Hurricane. Folles Bergere and 
and wa. followed by the Dtomond Horae. Elamona Horaeahoe. He took a plug for 
.hoc -with 14 points, and Monte Proscr'e at th0 botlom thc M . r 

Copacabana, 13 markers. 

The Billboard questionnaire also in- The Diamond Horseshoe goe a terrific 
eluded a query on the be3t individual cx- amount of attention wit hits cleverly 
ploltatlon stunt. The handling of Frank written ads, but papers recently requested 
Sinatra’s run at the Riobamba rated. The that the size be cut down. The Copa for 
clever ads of the Diamond Horseshoe, the *everal years has had smart and sophlstl- 
sale of bonds at the Village Barn, the La cated copy. 

Vie Parisienne accent on the Fighting Bayne and Zussman, who merged dur- 
French received scattered mentions. lng the year, took fifth honors, being 
The exploitation stunt with a war topped by Ross, Black, Kay and Miss 
angle, the dollar dinner for servicemen Gullman. B&Z attention is concentrated 
on Monday night by the Cocoanut Grove, on the Latin Quarter and the Rlobahba. 
the Cafe Society promotion of "Watches Miss Brown and King of the Stork locked 
for Russia” with a concert at Carneglo up sixth and were followed by Sobol & 



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Hoffers* Comer were Mntert best. reeentlv reRltmert t.he snare-prn.hhlno' nnnt. TA PUKLljUUL ■ Cw* LC — 



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recently resigned the space-grabbing post Zk 

tor the Versailles for an extended stay on J In All Lines Zk 

the Coast. Ed Wiener, now at the Ver- R Chorus Girls — Comics — Straight R 
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Rogers* Comer were voted best. 

Three Dots and Black 

Score in Tub-Thumps ■ 2 ."I," a7,,‘ 

Editors were faced with a ticklish ques- came In next to lead Harry Davies of Zk Write or Wire rt 

tion In deciding which flack met their Rogers’ Corner; Jav Faggan, Village Barn, R H AROLD L. BROW S 

editorial needs best. They reverted to Claremont Inn, Hotel Sheraton and Mar- R TIIF4TIIP R 

form, naming Dorothy Ross for first tin; Max Hecht, who publicized the 4 mb wl.dwJrd Av« 1 " DUroit Mich 4 

choice for the third successive year. Miss opening of the Folies Bergere; Jack Dla- ® 540 Woodward Avc. D t t, Mich. £ 

Ross polled 24 points. mond, Copacabana; Carl Elbe, out of the 

If It weren’t for Ivan Black, the Dorothys puff-getting scene for a long time but 
would have swept the field. His landing who recently came back with part owner- 
in second place ruined a solid front of B hlp of the Zanzibar; Al Memit, formerly 
puff grabbers with the given name of at the Harlequin; Len Golos, Club 18, 

Dorothy. Dorothy Kay came In third and an d Phyllis Kraus, Wlvel. 

Dorothy Gullman fourth. , 

Black pulled a sleeper by hitting the Newsprint Shortage Cuts 
deuce spot. Last year he rated eleventh. t . *1. r» \ •> 

However, night club observers became in- Heavily into me Jr * A.. S 
creaslngly conscious of Ivan because of In all fairness, It must bo stated that 
his work on behalf of Barney Joscphson’s the life of a flack is not as easy as it used 
Cafe Society Uptown and Downtown. to be. Many sheets have cut down their 
Miss Kay this year moved up from space because of wartime restrictions and 
fourth position to take over the third editors are more choosy and blurb only 
spot, which was occupied by Sobol & more Important events. 

Hartman In ’42. But at the same time, p.a.*s had less 

While Billingsley, Walters and Rose competition among themselves. The 
rated Tops, Leon Enkln and Eddie Davis, armed forces has drained the supply. 



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CHORUS GIRLS WANTED 

Salary $30 a week. Lour encasement. Stay an 
lone as yon like. Have opening for Comic awl I 

Straight Man. 1 

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450 So. State Street 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



BURLESQUE *H. 

Full Season’s Work — Signing People NOW l 

Contact: Milton Schuster 

127 N. Dearborn St. CHICAGO 2, ILL. 





August 28 > 1943 



NIGHT CLUBS-VAUDEVIILE 



The Billboard 23 



REVIEWS OF UNITS 



Bom Happy 

(Reviewed at the Orpheum Theater, 

Los Angeles) 

Bill Robinson anti tho Born Happy 
6how, which played tho Biltmore and 
Mayan theaters here, has been boiled 
down to one hour lor vaude. While the 
opener was a bit ragged, there’s nothing 
wrong with the unit that timo will not 
cure. 

Show opens with Robinson and the 
chorus of eight girls on the stage singing 
Bom Happy. Otton Eason proves a click 
with his fast skating and dancing on 
skates. Walks up and down steps and 
does Intricate work. Ada Brown adds 
the pleasantries of her songs to tho set- 
ting. Georgia on My Mind falls by the 
wayside by comparison with her rendi- 
tion of I'm the Laziest Gal in Town, 
which brought down the house. I Hate 
This Waiting Around and Some of These 
Days were sock, with Miss Brown begging 
off. ' 

A camp meeting scene gives John 
Mason and John Vlgal a chance to in- 
ject comedy, but it’s the old story. Mason, 
as a country preacher, pounds on a big 
book while a back-sliding sister heckles. 
Vigal’s vocalizing of St. James Infirmary 
and the chorus’s part in Yes, Indeed are 
highlights. While it seems that every 
colored revue must have a Sunday meet- 
ing scene, this one helps the show very 
little. 

i The Delta Rhythm Boys, four vocalists 
and a pianist, prove sock with their vocal 
harmonies. Paced by the tenor. In the 
Blue of Evening, is out of this world. 
St. Louis Blues speeds up the 6how and 
One o’clock Jump sends the audience 
for a good hand. Outstanding aggre- 
gation. 

Robinson starts with a few corny Jokes. 

' Omission of the humor wouldn't be no- 
ticeable. Symphonic Soft Shoe wins the 
audience easily, as does an eccentric tap 
to 18th Century Drawing Room. Wind- 
up is Bill Robinson Dancing in 1082, 
with Boojanglcs bending over as a de- 
crepit old man to cleat cleanly while 
pounding a walking stick. 

Singing the title song, Robinson brings 
all on for the finale. 

In presenting Born Happy, Robinson Is 
w the main attraction, but he’s going to 
have to keep plugging to keep the spot- 
light on himself against good competi- 
tion from tho other acts on the bill. 

Sam Abbott. 

“Chocolate and Cream” 

(Reviewed at Streatham Hill Theater, 
London, July IS) 

f Unit obviously takes name from the 
popular headliner, G. H. Elliott, and Is 
one of the best line-ups to be seen 
around vaude theaters. Chocolate and 
Cream was caught on this occasion at 
Streatham Hill Theater, class house in. 
the London suburbs. 

Royale and Revere, two girls, furnish 
a opener with a slick and well-routined 
aero display and taps. A punchy act that 
has everything. Well received. Mlmique, 
newcomer to the business, shows it. 
Formerly a football player and recently 
a commando with tho British forces 
he’s turning his hand to Impressions. 
Does Churchill and Roosevelt among 
others and very badly, too. LackB show- 
manship and material. Reception fair 
mainly thru build-up. 

,v Gaston Palmer, international Juggling 
humorist, brings the bill back to normal. 
A sock entertainer with skill and comedy 
and timing. Scores solidly. The Inebriates, 

I male duo. do a satisfying comedy tram- 
poline and aerial act. Tricks are okeh, 
but comedy is weak. 

G. H. Elliott, chocolate-colored per- 
former, who made his American debut 40 
years ago, is still one of Britain’s greatest 
+ favorites. Despite his nearly 60 years, 
Elliott Is as good as ever. Does a grand 
turn relying on tuneful Negro songs 
plus soft-shoe dancing. Personality and 
showmanship first class. Forced to two 

ACTS — ACTS — ACTS 
NOTICE 

NAT D. RODGERS 

Con uto Novelly-Comody and Musical Acts, good 
■ Olrl Singers; alio linor of four and flvo girls for 

units playing the Army Camps In Miislislppl and 

Louisiana. Wrlto or wire 

Nat D. Rodgers 

Tutwller Hotel, Birmingham, Ale. 



(Route* are for current week when ne dates Dunham, Katherine, Dancers (Lookout House) 
aro given.) Covington, Ky., no. 

Duval, Dorothy (Seaside Hotel) Atlantic City, 



ACTS ’UNITS - ATTRACTIONS 

second half with a brief but good routine. IPROCTES (For Orchesfra Routes, See Music Department) 

Max and Harry Nesbitt, also With Amer- explanation of Symbols: a — auditorium; b— ballroom; c — cafe; cb— cabaret; ec — country club; 
lean experience, offer a hoke singing act cl — cocktail lounge; h — hotel; nc — night- club; p— amusement park; ro — roadhouse; re — res- 
wlth plenty of weak spots. Best bits are taurant; t — theater. 

Max's baby and Donald Duck take-offs. _____________________________________________________ 

The alphabet number Is pointless and ■■■■ " ■ — — - »i ■ ■■ ■ ■ ■' — — — ■ i — — — — 

unfunny. (Routes are for current week when a* dates Dunham, Katherine, Dancers (Lookout House) 

Manley and Austin, man and woman, aro given.) Covington, Ky., no. 

have a wow of an act, built on original . Duval, Dorothy (Seaside Hotel) Atlantic City, 

lines and gives both chance to display A cl. 

phenomenal acrobatic prowess. Their Adrian, Jill (Belmont Plaza) NYC, nc. E 

falls aro amazing und both partners Alkull Ike (Village Barn) NYC. nc. Edmondson, Jimmy (Capitol) Washington, t, 

take heavy punishment. Fast and furl- Al £“‘ n 1 S M £ ™ al l nn in® i i^ShST Eldrldge, Roy (Folles Bergere) NYO. nc. 

ous and with no dull spots the couple jjftt 1-7 t ’ (P) S “ Clty ’ - 

work up to a corking straight trick Ames, Jimmy (Charley Foy’s) Hollywood, nc. f 

finale. Andrews, Avis (Zanzibar) NYC. nc. Fields, Marsha (Sawdust Trail) NYO, nc. 

Interesting Closer is provided bv the Arnaut Bros. (Locw’s State) NYC t. Fitzgerald, Ella (Zanzibar) NYC, nc. 

, ”, ,1, 7 , v , , 7 Arren & Broderick (Palace) Cleveland, t. Forbes_Marjorlo (Sawdust Traill NYC nc. 

Four Australian Motor Air Aces in bright Austin, Marie (Slapsy Maxle’s) Hollywood, nc. Foster. Gloria t Monte Carlo Beach) NYC no. 
red semi-military costumes. Using a Fmncis. Darlene (51 Club) NYC, nc. 

shiny and elaborate apparatus the four • Franklin, Joe, & Fnls (Fair) st, James. Minn., 

men go thru a series of daring evolutions B nc. Norman. Dancers (La Conga) NYO. no. Frol's 2 ® Wl vfa^La Un luSterl'cfil SO n f epU ** 
on ropes and trapezes hung from a plat- Baker, Bonnie (Lookout House) Covington, Fuld.’Leo (Leon & Ecldie’s) NYC he 
form that counterbalances a motorcycle _ 3?' .. . . _ , 

driven by Ernest Stalg, the leader. Ta m Ba ^[’ z * al * v J, v c . (Houso of Murphy) Bevcrly G 

is built on the “motoring In mid-air” Baldwin & Bristol (River view Beach) Penns- Oarrett, Patsy (Capitol) Washington, t. 
lines, but is more thrilling and better vtlle. N. J.. p. Gibson. Harry (Trouvlllo) NYC. nc. 

presented. Aerial acrobatics of Staicr on Barrett, Elaine (Swan) Fhlla, nc. Glenson, Jack le (Club 18) NYO. nc. 

his machine la a hiehllnht of the net- ® artoa & Brady (Metropolitan) Houston 28- ° enn - OJ’nda . (Capitol) Washington, t. 

nis maemne is a nignngnc or tne act. sept. 1. t; (Majestic) San Antonio 2-8. Olover & LnMno (Broadmoor) Colorado 

Bert Ross. Beatty, George (Charley Foy’s) Hollywood, nc. Springs, 

Bel more. Bnrbara (Lntm Quarter) ilYC, nc. , Gomez & Beatrice (Copacabano) NYO, nc. 



Guy Kibbee, V an 
Unit for Omaha 

OMAHA, Aug. 21. — Now vaude and 
band unit with Guy Klbbee, of tho films; 
A1 Kavelin and ork, and Gus Van will 
break In at the Orpheum Theater hero 



Berry Bros. (Zanzibar) NYC, nc. 

Blrdfand (Leon ii Eddie's) NYC, nc. 

Black, Betty (Belmont Plaza) NYC. h. 

Blake, Gloria (Rlobamba) NYC, nc. 
BlaKstone, Nan (Tommy Joy’s) Utica, N. Y., 

Blanche) Jean (Orpheum) Omaha, t. 

the angie Bond t* 



Oomez, Pilar (El Chico) NYC, nc. 

Gould & Adams (Dempsey's) NYO, re. 

Green, Mltzl (Glenn Rendezvous) Newport, 
Ky., nc. 

H 

Haines, Connie (Strand) NYO, t. 

Hamilton, Janice (New Yorker) NYO. nc. 
Harrell, Bozo 8s Bobby (Dude Ranch) At- 
lantic City. 

Harris, Catherine (Oriental) Chi, t. 

Harris & Shore (Orpheum) Omaha, t. 
Harrison & Fisher (Latin Quarter) NYO, nc. 
Harrington, Pat (51 Club) NYO, nc. 



September 8, with a spilt week In the America’s finest qih instrumonui-Vocai Aot. Harwal (La Conga) NYO, 
Orpheum houses in Sioux City and Cedar P*«. Repr. Allan Rupert, consolidated Radio Artists, (See routes o 

Rapids, la., to follow. R. 0. A. Bldg., N. Y, c. - - 

Art Weems, of GAC, Chicago, Is book- 

l n E the show. He bought Klbbee lrom Brlsson, Carl (Versailles) NYC. nc. M 

MCA. Package Will be 60ld for around Britton, Pamela (Latin Quarter) NYO, nc. mi'i'IWki /mill 

$6,500. Brown, Ralph iKelly’s Stables) NYC. nc. 0702239 

Brown, Rundy (Oleun Rendezvous) Newport, liLULia 1> „ — * 

Ky., nc. WHIP H» 1B§I 

It n-vv I n n • nm T\ntd> Brown, Walter & Jean (Colony Club) Chi, nc. tllMV 

AUiCY. llttp l^iOTllJJdC Buckley. Dick (Strand) NYC, t. 

~ A A Buckwalter, Junior, Marimba Queens (Hamid's 

With F ihn F emmes Bt^moungv) chi. ci. mart beth hugh 

Burnet, Smiley (Palace) Cleveland, t. rmm Rent: 3-f) 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Local theaters Bums Twins & Evelyn (Metropolitan) Hous- B ’ ‘ ’ 

will have two Icinme Him playra mak- » SSELHA— ■» J 



(See ROUTES on page 62) 

| Advance 
P Bookings 



MARY BETH HUGHES: Oriental, Chi- 
cago, Sept. 3-9. 

BYRON KAY and Louise Glenn, Vir- 



ing p. a.’s simultaneously. Carole Lan- Bu ™ s * W1,Ue (Beverly Newport, Ky., glnia Ascher Girls: JcfTerson Hotel, St. 
dls, of 20th Century-Fox, due at the _ Louis, Sept. 3 (two weeks). 

Roxy will compete for admissions with * CALLAHAN SISTERS: Mount Royal 

Virginia O’Brien, MGM featured player, Calgary Bros. (Palace) Columbus, O., t. Hotel, Montreal, Sept. 27-Oct. 9. 

who goes into the Capitol. Californians, Two (Marty Bolin's) Wildwood, MARJ GARRETSON, Tung Fin Soo: 

Miss O’Brien will probably make her call ah n'n “sisters (Hurricane) New York, nc 885 Club ' Chicago, Aug. 31 (four weeks), 
appearance nrst, as the current show Is Canzonerl. Tony (Lwn I Eddie’s) NYO nc. »OB EVANS, Vaughn Monroe nndJ 
slated for three weeks only and leaves Cansinos, The (El Chico) NYO. nc. ’ ’ band: Paramount, New York, Sept. 16 

September 8, while the Roxy bill’s tenure Capella & Patricia (Strand) NYC. t. (four weeks). 

Has not yet teen cure, -mined. oimm, Slm&T&SS! ‘Sly. E, h. _ SHBPPIEJDS an« IumA 

" Caston, Bobbc (Plantation) st. ixjuls, until Beebe; Du Quoin (111.) Fair, Sept. 6-12, 

Iixnit IlvlJnft Mica mni 5 AuB - 2e - nc National Theater, Louisville, 17-23; Orl- 

JUtlll llJlUOU ItIIbS v<nu,lllliail Chaney, Charlie (Brown Derby) Oh!, nc. ental Chlcaco 24-30; Riverside, Milwau- 

Chester, Eddie (Ernie’s) NYC, no. Voo . S ’ 

CINCINNATI, Aug. 21.— Joan Hyldoft, Chocolate Bards (Kelly’s Stable) NYO. nc. T nmq vti.tr • 

star of the Frederick Bros.’ Ire revue at Chords, The (Grand) Evansville, Ind.. 19-25, t. NATIONAL THEATER, LOUIbVILLB. 
EJJ SI? ntn% Hwnu * Mffl'.l NYO, no. Coonoe Boswell, Joe Venutt sod band. 

Hotel Netherland Plaza hcie the last t.ev- cui'e, vem (Phillips) Kansas city, Mo., h. sent 3-Q- Blue Barron 10-16; Shew 
eral months, Tuesday night (17) was Clark, Keith (La Vie Pariolcnne) NYC. r.c. ^ Rav 

crowned Miss Greater Cincinnati at tho Claurfct, Marguerlto (Hofbrau Theater) Law- rields,17-23, Spike ^ Jones, 24 du. ina Kay 
All-tee 'Theater Irt the final rnntPRt In rence, Mass., TC. Hutton, 1-7, Chailes XJOmCC, 0-14, Atttt 

Mk wrU a! nit« Como, Perry (Strand) NYC. t. Leonard, 15-21; Dante, 22-28. 

WCKYs annual Miss America Beauty condos Bros. (Paramount) NYC, t. BEN PERRY: Edgewater Beach Hotel, 

Contest. Miss Hyldoft will take a leave Congaroos (Leon & Eddie's) NYC. nc. 

of absence from tho leer early next Conrad. Clift (Embassy) Brooklyn, no. rra Tie end. 

rnnnth te renrpsent C’lnninnati at At- Cool, Harry (Helstug s) Clil, cl. 100 CLUB, Des Moines. Radcliffo andi 

America Cooper Karen (Latin Quarter) Chi. nc. Rogers, Winak and Mac, Alex Parrcll, 

contest 31 * 7 ^ the annUal M1SS Amerlca CmneU, Ann (Cafo Society Downtown) NYC, Aug- go-Sept. 6; Dolly Kay, Sept. 13-19. 

- Cortez, Flore* (Te Pee) Miami, nc. „ ■ . ■ ■ — — 

burlesque notes f f'*' B, * ch - potLY JENKINS 

(Contra from oppom, page) SSK' ’i£$S&'2£l ) ’$&. t *yn im MiK!rii PinwRfivi 

days to be the opening date for all shows Crosby, Bill (Now York Bar) Green Bay, Wls.. AHU lUK nuJILAL KLUnBUI J 

styled as revues. Morris closes September ... (U. ». o. t.t. # 20 ) 

10 Wi-ot- r'ir/mlfo tontntiwn vnnto Curran, Vince (Club 18) NYC, DO. Foe Urms ant date* addrnis Polly Jenkins A 

12. . . . Hirst Circuits tentative route H«r Musical plewboy*, 1 Main 8t„ lllon, N. Y. 

takes shows from. Boston to Newark, p 

Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk, Pitts- . .. - - - 

burgh and then West. . . . MARGO D £«y ° ,rls < Falr for Br,la,n > Toronto 13 - 

MEREDITH. In her fourth year at Will Da ,e; Marcia (Baker) Dallas, h. SWEETHEART OF SONG 

Rogers's Memorial, Saranac Lake, N. Y., Daniels & Dundee (Douche’s Villa Venice) fn * /<at t live 

celebrated a birthday August 19. ... _ Wheeling, III., nc 1ULLI«S 

BVBLYN TAYLOE returns to ImtureO Bid? SSSi' Ky. re. N0W “ >»" 

spot on the Hirst Circuit late this month. Davis, Bus (Trouville) NYC. nc. UirTABV flllR RIIEEM A U V 

. . . GEORGETTE STARR, Singer, is on Davis, Eddie (Leon & Eddie’s) NYO, nc. VillUKI UUD, UUrrALU, n. I. 

an extended tour of USO camp shows. MnniJyS’ 5? Writ* IAM1I 

. . . MARTY WIHTE vocalizing at the Del Rio, ’DJane (Kitty Davis) Miami', no. wir« |(\| I V JOYfF 

Hotel Plaza, South F&llsburg, N. Y., on Diaz, Servando Trio (La Conga) NYO, nc. Phona JVfcLI Jv I 

the Borscht Circuit. . . . ABE GORE Dl Fi RV io, Don (Plaza) New York, h. w«inu\ 4fl7T - , . D( . 

playing tho part of Isaac Cohn in Abie’s De “ a y. Moore * Mac y ( Let i» * Eddie’s) NYC, JJ 4lnu% JSS** STSTa B !ff* 

Irish Rose, now at theJNlxon, Pittsburgh. Dombey. Ken (Purltas Springs Park Rink) PHILADELPHIA, PA. 

. . . MARSHA BLUE, now Mar-Shan, Cleveland, p. 

feted recently by Joyce Breazelle, dancer, Donegnn, Dorothy (Latin Quarter) Chi, nc. . ■ ■ 

“ t ““ 5 o' 01 ™" telteS -Sire'lMreMSA, te ' *• f) T\ Li AC If 

Club, Mia mi Bench, Fla. Dorsey, Louise (Bradley’s) Wildwood, N. J.. V. LX. /WMv IV 

BUDDY O’DAY has concluded 35 weeks Dot 8c Dash (Dempsey’s) NYC. cl, THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES 

nf Hip FnllipR San Francisco and arrived Downey, Morton (Waldorf-Astoria) NYO, h. 609 Shuben Bldg. Philadelphia, PA. 
at ti c FolllPB, ban lrancisco, ana Mnvea D 0 , E(Jdle & Amy (Camp) Paris, Tex.. 23- Phoneii Klngsloy 9012-^Jefferwn 1600 

at his home in Cincinnati last week for Septi s t , r Exoluiiyo Manager 

a visit with his wife, Honey Lane. He Doyle, Mary Jane (Phillips) Kansas City, Mo., __ ----- 

leaves this week-end for Chicago and jj- , „ II. villi » itlcIVA ■ TKI0 

iu A Fmnirp Dlrriilt thru Milt D Rfi y' (Primrose) Newport, Ky., nc. - America'* Finest Muilnal and Vocal Trio, 

opens on the Empire circuit, tnru Milt Dub,^ olga Dlane (Blsxnarok Tavern) Ohl- Now at aoidon Dragon, Wildwood, n. j. 
Schuster, September 10. cag0 , re. \ 



POLLY JENKINS 

AND HER MUSICAL PLOWBOYS 



SWEETHEART OF SONG 

GRACE COLONS 

NOW on Return Engagement at the 

VICTORY CLUB, BUFFALO, H. Y. 



Write 

Wire 

Walnut 467T 
Walnut 9461 



JOLLY JOYCE 

Earle Theater Bldf. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



O. D. MACK 

THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES 

609 Shubort Bldg. PHILADELPHIA. PA. 
Phoneii Klngsloy 8012— Jefferson 1509 
Exotuilve Manager 

IYARRY McKAY TRIO 

- America’s Finest Muilnal and Vocal Trio. 
Now at aoldon Dragon, Wildwood, N. J. 






Aug. 21, 1943 
Page 24 



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Bonanza In Film Musicals 



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pj representation for your unit. 
^ Write today for full details 

MIKE SPECIAL 



Lavish Tunefest 
Plans Open New 
Field for Units 

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 21. — The an. 
r.ouncements from tho major studios In- 
dicating a new high In musical films for 
the 1944-45 season are encouraging book- 
ing offices to peddle cocktail units for 
film work. Heretofore, few units have 
been given more than noticeable mention 
in front of cameras primarily because 
Hollywood has not been sold on the new 
and growing talent possibilities In tho 
lounge field. 

The chances of crashing the Hollywood 
gate today have never been better. Not 
only does tho general talent shortage 
force the film moguls to look high and 
wide for new faces and new Ideas, but 
musicals with present-day locales lond 
themselves admirably to scenes with sets 
of modern cocktail lounges using musical 
units. 

The tTend for all-colored films, com- 
posed mostly of musical specialties, opens 



a new and rich market for colored units. 
Talent scouts arc already negotiating 
with a number of leading groups for Im- 
portant spots in forthcoming produc- 
tions. Metro's Cabin in the Sky ancl the 
20th-Fox production of Stormy Weather, 
both successful at the box office, are 
leading the way to equally Important 
follow-ups. 

Cocktail bookers here are concentrating 
on picture work for still another reason. 
Few reputable units in the East and 
Midwest want to leave profitable Jobs 
and trek to tho West Coast. A double 
offer of a location as well as a spot in a 
picture is a different story, however. 
First to go for such a deal was Louis 
Jordan (5), who came out to fill a run 
at tho Swing Club and work In an all- 
colored tunefest to be produced by Lou 
Levy at Universal. 




WM Adds A1 Reiser 
To New York Staff 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— A1 Reiser, of the 
piano team A1 and Lee Reiser, has Joined 
the William Morris Agency cocktail de- 
partment as assistant to Joe Marsolals 
and Walter Hyde. 

Reiser's new Job will not break up the 
Ivory duo, which Is slated to begin a 
commercial for Adams Hats September 
12 on the Blue Network. They are also 
ekedded for the Dubonnet, Newark, N. J., 
August 24. 



mwoDds, Minn. ^ 

Thanks to K 
Frederick Bros. 

/or arranging 
this engage - ^ 



ment. 



Paranal Management 



r A D E LB RIDG E * “qORRI LL A 

Wj Fox Theatre Bldg. Dolrolt ta 

\ PAT FLOWERS t 

Strictly Out of the . A 
World, Back to Boogie. Kl 
Piano & Song Artist. W. 

82nd Week A 

BAKER'S BAR, DETROIT. K 
Booking Arranged, by K 

DELBRIDCiE A d 

QORRELL f. 

Fox Theatre Bids., Detroit. W 

Personal Management r A 

William Morrli Aooney. V. 




Shelley Signs Boh 
Crum, Chi Pianist 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Phil Shelley, local 
booker, has signed up Robert Crum, 
cocktail pianist who has graduated Into 
the hotel field here almost overnight. 
Crum was turned over to Shelley by Al- 
bert Marks, his personal manager, who 
reported to the army this week. 

Marks, an attorney and an avid Jazz 
fan, found Crum In a local Joint pound- 
ing away for some $35 a week. Thru 
Shelley, he set him Into Elmer's Cock- 
tall Lounge and recently moved him over 
to the Sherman Hotel's Panther Room 
for a straight four months at a starting 
salary of $300 per week. 



7-Year Metro Deal 
To Arthur Simpkins 

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 21. — Metro has 
signed up Arthur Lee Simpkins, col- 
ored singer, to a seven-year picture con- 
tract, effective September 1. Simpkins 
lias been doing a cocktail act with Bar- 
rington Perry, singer, for several years. 
Team 1 b winding up a long run at El- 
mer’s Cocktail Lounge, Chicago, end of 
this month. 

Simpkins is to report on the Metro 
lot September 15 for a part In a musical 
with Lena Homo. His first year guar- 
antees him a salary for 40 weeks. Perry 
will work on his own In the Midwest 
until his induction into the unny some 
time in the fall. 

Deal was set thru Phil Shelley, Simp- 
kins’s manager, and L. B. Mayer, Metro 
exec, attending a biz conference In Chi 
this month. 

Chi Capitol, Brass 
Rail Open Again 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Milt Schwartz 
and A1 Greenfield have reopened the 
Capitol Lounge and the Brass Rail this 
week. Both spots have been closed more 
than a year due to city license revoca- 
tions on a charge of selling liquor to 
minors In the Rumba Casino, another 
S & G spot. Rumba ancl the Hollywood 
Lounge, fourth S & G Loop bar, are 
expected to get going by fall. 

Scat Man, colored quintet, and .Una 
Mae Carlisle have started at the Capitol. 
Eddie South (6) follows August 20. Lola 
Hill (3) moved into tho Brass Rail, along 
with Bob Wyatt, sepia pianist. 



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SIX YOUTHFUL DYNAMOS 

Jerry Montana 

and hf* 

Versatile Orchestra 



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King of the Organ J 

Bill Thompson Trio I 



Carol Horton 



I Singing Ton of Dynamito 

“JO-JO” 

kl 3 Entertaining Spsclalliti 

MANIIATTAiV-AlItES 1 



Tho Tuneful and Totrtflo “0 

MOLLY CRAFT I 

Versatile Singing Pianist 



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Cabin Boys Back 
To Pick for $375 

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Aug. 21.— Cabin 
Boys, colored vocal and Instrumental 
trio, have been signed for a return tour 
of the Pick hotels at $375 per week. 

Unit starts at the Ohio Hotel here 
Monday (23). 



BlondM j «i 

a Voices l DALE 

S InJtrumontnllsts | SISTERS 



Sweetheart of 

Piano and Song I 

AUDREY THOMAS 



BUD SCOTT TROUBADOURS 



Club Cerda, Beverly Hills, Ctllf. 
Direction: HARRY WALKER 
l Hollywood Bird. Hollywood 



If You’re Important to the 
4 Cocktail * Entertainment Field 

TU IV E-HEX 

Is Important to Youl 



Local 802 To Hike Scale: 
Manj Lounges To Get Higher 
Rating; Bookers Not Happy 



0 

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I THE MEN A ItO I T TOWN 



A Mutt on Your List 

PAT TRAVERS 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Local 802 of the 
American Federation of Musicians Is ex- 
pected to increase all scales in tho New 
York area at a membership meeting to 
be held Tuesday (24). Increase is ex- 
pected to be around 15 per cent to cover 
rise In the cost of living. 

At the same time many cocktail 
lounges and hotels arc expected to be 
reclassified to a notch above. Thus spots 
now with a C rating will be hiked to a B 
classification and B spots will be boosted 
to an A scale. 

Bookers here share mixed opinions on 
the scale hike. Some are inclined to bo- 




CROSBY 

at tho 

NEW YORK BAR — CREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 



lleve that many c lounges may drop tal- 
ent. but others are of the opinion that 
most spots will be able to take the wage 
boost in stride. However, they do point 
out that m any 'customarily using-quar- 
tettes “may" hire trios Instead. “ ~ 

A price rise out of town would hot 
affect prices, according to moBt bookers, 
as lounges away from New York have 
been educated to go over scale. But 
many, many tootlers with homes In New 
York are loathe to leave town because of 
road conditions. As a result there are 
many virtuosi la New York clamoring for 
Jobs of any kind. 

Name trios will, of course, not be af- 
fected, as they are accustomed to re- 
ceiving more dough than the union pre- 
scTlbes. But outfits or lesser quality, 
according to some bookers, may find 
difficulty in getting connected. 

Should the increases be adopted, It Is 
expected that tho situation will resolve 
Itself by the end of the year, as lounges 
that try to cut down entertainment be- 
cause of tire upped scale may find that 
customers will try drinking whero there 
Is more and better talent. By the end of 
the year they hope that operators will be 
accustomed to paying move dough, Just 
ns they have been forced to do In prac- 
tically every other commodity. 



@ sn> PRESSIN 

j and his Big Lillie Orchesfra 

Now fn His 3rd Consecutive Year at 
I Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe, N. Y. C. 



JAY MARSHALL 

MASTER OF CEREMONIES 



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In Demand Everywhere 1 

I The OWEN SISTERS 

I The Netlon’a Mott Popular Qlrl Trio 



HON SEAT 

Quintette 

4 Men and a Qlrl. 



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Horo 'Tie — A One-Man Show In Itself 

“TINY” DAY 

Entertaining Organist and 
Accordionist 

frently U, &. o. Camp Shows Over Secs 






August 28 9 1943 



NIGHT CLUBS-VAUDEVILLE-COCKTAIL COMBOS 



The Billboard 25 



PROFILES 




ANN DUPONT AND 
HER ORCHESTRA 

Music critics alternately call her "Queen 
of tho Clarinet” and the "Female Artie 
Shaw" — and either description fits the bill. 
She's lovely to look at, exciting to hear 
and a brilliant girl musician, ably aided 
and abetted by equally adept performers 
on piano, bass and guitar. 

Ann's musical experience covers almost 
every type of engagement. She has played 
in and conducted the orchestra at New 
York's Roxy Theater, as well as at leading 
hotels and night clubs and over three ma|or 
networks. She has received an honorary 
"Doctorate of Solid Jive" from the College 
of the City of New York, an honor matched 
only by Benny doodmari. 

Ann Dupont Is under the management of 
the William Morris Agency. 



WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY 
of RIG LITTLE ATTRACTIONS 



COCKTAIL COMBOS ☆ SMALL BANDS ☆ NAME ATTRACTIONS 



REVIEWS 

Mel Henke 

(Reviewed, at Elmer's Bar, Chicago) 

This spot, which has discovered a num- 
ber of up-and-coming singers and pian- 
ists, has another definite find on Its 
hands in Mel Henke, formerly pianist 
with Buddy Franklin's ark. 

Henke, who has nimble fingers and 
bright ideas, plays a clean piano and 
knows what’s what, whether It's a 17th 
century classic or boogie-woogie, which 
he gives out with plenty of zip and 
harmony. He colors his numbers with 
Improvisations, which makes you think 
of Lee Sims In his heyday, as for instance 
his version of Claire de Lurie or. In the 
modern vein, .Asleep in a Jeep. 

Here and there he throws In a few 
straight classics and has his listeners 
asking for more. He is new to the solo 
piano field, but bids fair to make his 
mark here, as crowds become accustomed 
to his definitely fresh style and reper- 
toire. He faces stiff competition In sev- 
eral spots around town, but should meet 
and overcome it with ease. 

Frank P. Gill. 



Will Alexander 

(Reviewed at Preview, Chicago) 
Altho they stick to standard pops this 
five-piece outfit Is versatile and plays 
dancing rather than drinking music. 
With Alexander at the bass fiddle the 
» unit consists of Lyle Sisk, trumpet; Tony 
Camarata, accordion; Jack Chapman, 
piano, and June Price, vocals. All except 
Chapman switch to singing during the 
sets, contributing solos, duets and trios. 

The unit has nice balance of tone and 
rhythm and sells stock arrangements 
well. Alexander. Sisk and June Price 
share the vocal honors between them 
and deliver well. F. p. a. 



Off the Cuff 

EAST: 

DORIS AND DAPHNE STAUFFER 
opened Monday (23) at the Coploy Plaza, 
Boston. . . . HAROLD MILLER, piano 
and voice, are new at the Marino Room, 
Utica, N. Y. . . . TERRY AND HAPPY, 
who recently split as a team, are together 
again and are at the Traymore, Newark, 
N. J. . . . JOE LALUNA ORK is now 
at the Tampa Terrace, Tampa. . . . 
DALE BELMONT is signed for the Hotel 
Sheraton, New York. . . . GEOROE 

SCOTTI at the Community Coffee Shop, 
Binghamton, N. Y., for his second en- 
gagement. . . . SPIKE JONES ORK Is 
due at Loew’s State September 2. 



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Hammond Organist 

Suzanne Sumner 



Smart — Suave — Swing — Stylist 



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SAUNDERS KING 

America's Six Piece 
Sepian Combination 



ELLIS LARKINS 

TRIO 

Featured Ten Months at 
Cafe Society Uptown 
Now on Nationwide Coast to Coast 
Tour. 



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Dynamic Pianist and Singer 

JILL ADRIAN 

Recently at 

Renaissance Room, Boston. 
Now held indefinitely at the 

Class Hat, Belmont Plaxa, 
New York. 



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MARVELLE 

MYLER 

One of the Mid-West Finest 
Piano Entertainers 
Radio — Hotels — Cafes 

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Sensational 



Different 



DON GOMEZ 

and his 

Organ, Piano and Solovox 

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Redheaded Rhythm and Songs 

CYNTHIA NOLES 

PIANO 

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HELD OVER AOAIhltlll 

GEORGIAHERRY 

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Awarded I XCELLENT 

an f HTERTAINMEHTd 
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Breaking All Records tor Popularity. 

Now (n Their Eighteenth Week 

THE ANCHOR ROOM 

HOTEL ANNAPOLIS 
WASHINGTON, D. O. 



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THE No. 1 TRIO OF 
THE NATION 

ADRIAN ROLLINI 
TRIO 

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Recording Artists 

THE CATS AND 
the FIDDLE 



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MEADE LUX LEWIS 

KfNG OF THE 
BOOGIE-WOOGIE 
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Music, Songs and Dances 
From Old Mexico 



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HAL LEAMING 

Quartette 

Vocalists • Instrumentalists 



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DANCE MUSIC AS 
SMOOTH AS SILK 

JOHNNY BLACK 

and his 

ORCHESTRA 



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Laughs. Laughs 
and More Laughs! 

TWO BEE'S 
AND A JAY 

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Funny Horn l 4 

SNUB 

MOSELY 

and His Orchestra 

On Decca Records 



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"Totum Is a genius?" 

. . . Paul Whiteman 

ART TATUM 
TRIO 

Plano — Bass — Cuitar 



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Ten Fingers of 
Piano Dynamite! 

JEAN HAMILTON 



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Electrified Music! 

ANDY PADOVA’S 

> STREAMLINERS 



MX 

Songs for Sophisticates 

JINJA WAYNE \ 

Personality Personified in Songt 
Piano and Solovox 



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Queen of tho Clarinet 

ANN Du PONT 

A Sensational Combination 
featuring 

Clarinet, Plano, Bass, Cuitar 



MX 

Decca • Victor • Bluebird 

SIDNEY BECHET 

and his 

New Orleans 
"Feet-Warmers” 



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They’re All Aces! 

THE 

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EDDIE BEAL 
TRIO 

California's 
Sensational Trio 

Heading East Soon 



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LEGITIMATE 

{Communications to 1564 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y. 



August 28 , 1943 



Prov. Sets 12, 
Wynn First In 



Also Four Longliair Dates 



PROVIDENCE, Aug. 21. — Theatergoers 
here have best fall outlook since 
1932 -with 12 attractions booked for 
Metropolitan storting September 13, when 
Ed* Wynn's new vaude revue will 
launch the season. 

Line-up announced for season by Man- 
ager Herbert Copellman Includes Junior 
Uliss, The Patriots, Uncle Harry, Life 
with Father, Arsenic and Old Lace (for 
Its second return date), Kiss and Tell 
(In for three days In November), Blithe 
Spirit, Porgy and Bess, Gilbert and Sulli- 
van troupe, The Doughgirls and The 
Great Walts, G. and S. company and 
Great Waltz are down on the books for 
two days, others being one-nighters with 
exception of Kiss and Tell. 

In association with Aaron Richmond, 
Boston Impresario, Met will also stage a 
series of four recital programs during the 
coming season, opening November 16 
with Philadelphia Opera Company and 
including Don Cossack Russian Chorus 
and Dancers, Gladys Swarthout and 
Katherine Dunham and her company. 

D. C. Still Gambles 
With ATS Season 



7,000 Put It on Line 



WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. ■— Theater 
Guild and American Theater Society an- 
announced that they were offering DC 
subscribers The Patriots, Uncle Harry 
and possibly Oklahoma during the com- 
ing season. 

Also, said Bess Davis Schrlcner, local 
representative. The Devil Takes a Whit- 
tier, Embezzled Heaven, and a return en- 
gagement of The Skin of Our Teeth will 
be along in due course. 

Washington has always been a Btrong 
city In ATS chain. Already 7,000 have 
subscribed for Guild’s schedule of six 
shows. Altho they're going to the box 
office blindfolded, since they huve no 
guarantee of what shows they will Bee, 
local legit fans have for long been Btrong 
believers in buying ATS strip tickets. 

Last season only four shows were de- 
livered, altho subscribers paid for six, 
but there was very little rosentment. 
Most subscribers applied the credit to this 
year's subscriptions. 

‘ Sons-Fun ’ $4.65 Top 
For Philly Tip-Off 
On General Hikes 

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21. — Pre-Beoson 
Indications are that box -office scales at 
local legit houses will be hiked. Looks 
like the usual $2.60 top and $1 to $1.60 
matinees will put customers In the bal- 
cony In ’43 -'44. And with ticket agencies 
and scalpers enjoying a bullish season, 
there is no doubt that ducats will go 
Just as fast at the higher ratings. 

First tip-off Is the range set up by 
Olsen and Johnson In Sons o’ Fun, which 
ushers In the new season at the Forrest 
August 31. Starting at $1.14, Saturday 
night top will be $4.66, and for the first 
time Friday nights will command a 
higher scale calling for $3.00, compared 
with $3.42 on other week-nights. Mati- 
nees will run a $2.85 top. Not since the 
lush days have the local legit houses 
asked such figures. 

Dowling Takes Nice 
“Forest” 4V 2 G, Prov. 

PROVIDENCE, Aug/ 21.— Eddie Dow- 
ling, guest-starring In The Petrified 
Forest ut the Playhouse, closed his week’s 
run with final count showing he had 
drawn a goodly number of hometown 
friends. Take hit around $4,600 on the 
week, not a top figure for the season, 
but better than done by some other 
names featured on the marquee. 

House goes dark after Glenda Farrell 
closes a week’s run today (21) In Brief 
moments. Brief got favorable comments 
from local press. 



SHUBERT, BOSTON 

(Opened Monday Evening, Aug. 16, 1943) 

THE SNARK WAS A BOOJUM 

(Opens at 48th St. Theater, N. Y., Sept. 2) 

A comedy by Owen Davis from novel 
of same name by Richard Shattuak. 
Staged by Alexander Kirkland. Setting 
designed by Frederick Fox. Constructed 
by Nolan Bros. Painted by Triangle 
Studios. Electrical and sound effects by 
Duwico. Costumes by Michael Paul. 
Fress representative, Harry Davies. Stage 
manager, Edward P. Dtmond. Presented 
by Alex Yokel in association with Jay 
Faggen. 

THE CAST: Frank Lovejoy, Catherine 
Willard, Dickie Van Patten, Joan Banks, 
Ben Lackland, Jane Huszagh, Mervyn 
Nelson, Florence McMichael, Fleming 
Ward, Phyllis Adams, Hans Robert, Ann 
Dcrc, Harold Waldrigc, Frank Wilcoi and 
Grania O’Malley. 

The Hub’s season of shakedown tours 
has begun with the usual creaking of 
machinery. Alex Yokel brought The 
Snark Was a Boojum in with the wind on 
the evening of August 16. It’B safe to 
say that he will take It out with a good 
deal of hitching and tugging on the eve- 
ring of August 28. 

Whoever hit upon Richard Shattuck’s 
novel as the material from which to spin 
a play was on the track of an Idea, for 
Snark displays many a beguiling and 
fantastical Idea. But in making the 
play Owen Davis has stuck to the last 
of comedy, whereas farce seems to bo 
Its real groove. At every turn Snark 
heaves and bends with the strain of 
larcical Implications, but It never actu- 
ally breaks Into farce. Instead it Is held 
down by the comedy formula, with a lit- 
tle melodrama thrown In as added 
weight. It might be better to toss 
care to the winds and make the comedy 
completely cockeyed. 

Imagine, if you will, the ancestral 
Shllly mansion on Cape Cod, where three 
Shilly nieces (and their husbands) await 
the stork In nervous anticipation. Their 
uncle has left a will, stipulating that 
the first legitimate Shllly offspring bom 
In the old homestead shall make his 
parents heir to the Shllly fortune. The 
three couples have really applied them- 
selves to the task of snagging the dough. 

Rodney Shllly, the youngest nephew 
and host to tho rest, is stabilizing in- 
fluence around whom a good deal of the 
action revolves. It Is ho who takes 
charge when gunshots In the dark, poison 
In drinks, mysterious notes and other 
devices are aimed at the family lawyer 
who Is obstructing the works. The first 
two acts are stuffed with everything but 
the kitchen sink and the sliding panel. 
There are fights between the expectant 
mothers, a growing affair between Rod- 
ney and a casual visitor, Sandy Gate, and 
various other stock scenes all wound up 
in the third act in a knot that is never 
clearly untied. 

Snark has that old third-act trouble 
as far as the play goes In its present 
condition of being between farce and 
comedy. It moves thru two acts In mod- 
erately amusing fashion, but tho third 
stanza never settles down to tho serious 
business of being funny. 

Frank Lovejoy. as Rodney Shllly, 1 b by 
far the standout of the cast. Altho his 
role is not keyed as high as might be, 
he displays a marked acting style that 
is rare. Jane Huszagh Is a pleasant in- 
genue personality: Catherine Willard does 
a Luella Gear as Mrs. Wilson Wilson, a 
slightly wacky dame, in tune with the 
Shllly family. 

Alexander Kirkland ha3 done a smooth 
Job of staging tbe show, while Frederick 
Fox’s set has all the necessary doors and 
windows for farce. But Snark needs a 
good stiff dose of spirits to pep it up. 

John William Riley. 



Guy Kingsford, Art Smith, Clifford 
Brooke, Harry Worth, George Dudley, 
Richard Bolcr, Leon Ames, Harry Mc- 
Donald, Mary Lawrence, Eve McVeagh, 
Penny Brierlcy, Edwin August. • Played 
by Eve McVeagh on show caught. 

In for a two-week brcak-ln at this 
house before moving to Broadway, play- 
wright Vincent Lawrence (he's spent the 
last several years scripting plx) and co- 
produccrs William Harris and Irving Ja- 
cobs were faced with the same problem 
as the characters in Silk Hat Harry. 

Play concerns efforts of producer A1 
Davis (Art Smith), his author, director 
and actors to straighten out their show 
before they close a one-week New Haven 
break-ln. The tryout audience reaction 
to Acts I and II is terrific, but third act 
is a stinker. None of company can find 
a solution, until Davis, In desperation, 
thinks of playwright Jack Willard (Leon 
Ames), who after turning out a number 
of smash hits for the producer has quit 
the theater and taken to blg-leaguo tip- 
pling because he has become convinced 
that ho will never write the perfect 
play. At the time producer Davis starts 
seeking him he has been drunk for years. 

Davis finds him (a little too quickly 
and easily to help Harry’s plausibility) 
and tho ingenue's offer to go to bed 
with Willard doesn't persuade him to 
take a crack at doctoring sick Act III, 
the greedy New York theater owner’s 
shabby treatment of his old pal A1 
Davis does. Willard sobers up, works 
himself and the cast like dogs, does a 
great Job on Act III and the curtain 
finds the show ready to smash-hit New 
York, and Willard, a reformed drunk and 
back In the theater, heading bedroom- 
ward (but by now it’s love) with the 
Ingenue. 

The last two acta of Harry, tho tills 
scant outline can't possibly indicate it, 
carry enough good comedy situations, 
enough solid laughllnes, and are paced 
at a clip that would givo the show a 
bang Broadway opening and assure it a 
long, lettuce-lined run. Act I, alas, Is a 
stinker. 

Co-producer Harris’s staging of Act I 
Is little better than Lawrence's scripting, 
tho the Job he does on the second and 
third acts leads to the belief that maybe 
the opener was Just too tough. 

Leon Ames, doing Jack Willard, gives 
a crack performance that convinces you 
he's the best playwright God ever made 
and not Just an actor making believe. 
Eve McVeagh, ingenue, understudy to 
Joan Woodbury (out on account of ill- 
ness, according to a pre-curtain an- 
nouncement) was caught with her script 
down, but played Jayne Spence well. A 
to-be-expected nervousness was appar- 
ent in her efforts, and she found it 
necessary to read her lines from the 
script .in the third act (page Eddie 
Dowling — Editor's Note), but if she’s 
better prepared the next time Woodbury 
gets sick she should do fine. John 
Eldredge does an excellent Job as Stan- 
ley Briggs, the unfaithful husband of 
the play - within - the - play, and Art 
Smith's producer characterization Is 
strictly from Surdl’s, it's that real. 
Wynne Gibson, film, and legit vet, grabs 
off plenty of the laughs as the nympho 
wife of 37ie Woman Next Door (play- 
wlthin-a-play) and Clifford Brooke, Guy 
Kingsford, Gregg Lomand, Harry Worth 
and George Dudley all turn In workman- 
like performances. 

If Act I cun be fixed Harry should 
havo a good chance on tho Stem. If it 
can't Harris and Jacobs ought to let the 
soldiers have the train space. Even 
fixed, tho, Harry is a poor bet for films 
because the Hays office would either 
turn It down cold or scissor tho vital 
organs right out of it. Sam Abbott. 



4 Lights 9 Has 18, 
Juicy Angels 

Alex Cohen Keeps 65J4% 
Of Current Himself 



NEW YORK. Aug. 21.— When Alex Co- 
hen threw the switch to turn on re- 
hearsal sessions of Bright Lights, finan- 
cial blueprint showed current was sup- 
plied by no less than 18 batteries. Aside 
from, dynamo Cohen, those interested 
in powering the Lights company arc Saul 
Hertzlg 2,500 volts; David Davidson, 
2,600: Charles Moss, 2,000; Anthony 

Brown, 1,250; Martin Poll. 1,000; Ruth 
Warren, 1.000; Jack Shainln. 1,000, and 
Murray Graham, another 1,000, 

Georgia Sothcrn, Murray Gruhn, Alex- 
ander E. Somach, Arthur Klar, Mary Ann 
Poll, Lola D. Fortong, George B. Adams, 
William P. Wright, Suzanne W. Rosen- 
berg and Ralph Lutrln are also on tho 
power line for 600 volts apiece. 

As each 1,000 volts represents a 2 per 
cent Interest In tho new revue, it would 
seem that Master Electrician Cohen has 
wired In plenty of Juice to socket Lights, 
and managed to keep a nifty 65 y 2 per 
cent of candle power for himself. 

Lights Is currently skedded to plug in. 
at the Forrest Theater September 6. Dato 
represents a home-coming for Chief 
Mazda Jim Barton. Other bright lights 
In the cast are Frances Williams. Smith 
and Dale, Buddy Clark, Jerre McMahon, 
Billie Worth, Elaine Miller, Tommy 
Gleason and His Royal Guards and John. 
Kirby ork. Anthony Brown directing. 
Perry Watkins costuming, and Truly Mc- 
Gee devising the terps. Revue is by 
Norman Anthony and Charles Sherman. 



“Auctioneer” Title Argued 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Supreme Court 
Justice Ben Schrelber granted a motion 
Thursday (19) allowing Lionel Kaye, tho 
"Crazy Auctioneer" of Sons o’ Fun, to 
re-argue for an Injunction to stop Jimmy 
Shea from using the subtitle, the "Mad 
Auctioneer.” Last week the Judge 
stopped Shea from cashing In on Kaye’s 
popularity by billing himself as tho 
"Mad Auctioneer” of Sons o’ Fun, but 
didn’t stop him from using the title. 

Balto Starter “New Life” 

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21. — A New Life, 
new comedy-drama by Elmer Rice, will 
preem at Maryland Theater week of Au- 
gust 30 with Betty Field (Mrs. Rice) in 
lead rolo. Show will mark opening oi’ 
1943-’44 legit here. 



be used to advantage in a better play. 
The others in the cast make the worst 
of bad material. Show was directed by 
Douglas Hope. 

Cast includes Frances Peter. Gilbert 
Ferguson, Bernice Martin, Frank R. ver- 
ner, Marcelle Gaudel, Klock Ryder, Rich- 
ard Earl, Bonita Bimrose, John Graham, 
Florence Ravenel, Janet Duffy and Earl 
Porter. Nat Green. 



Silk Hat Harry 

(Reviewed at tho Music Box Theater, 
Hollywood ) 

A comedy by Vincent Lawrence. 
Staged by William Harris and Irving 
Jacobs, with settings by Stewart Chaney, 
Scenery by Curran Scenic Productions. 
Proper-ties, cinema props by Cinema 
Mercantile. Roger Rogers, press agent. 
Gerald O'Connell, company manager. 
Peter Xantho, stage manager. 

THE CAST: Joan Woodbury*, John 
Eldredge, Gregg Lomond, Wynne Gibson, 



“Easy for Zee-Zee" 

(Forester Theater) 

CHICAGO 

Easy for Zee-Zee, French farce comedy 
by Eugene Brieux, opened Monday (16) 
at the Forester Theater to a terrific pan- 
ning from all local critics. It's the first 
venture of the Hollywood Players, new 
company organled by Warren R. Irons, 
former burly theater operator, and com- 
posed almost wholly of pro radio actors. 

The play would be mediocre even In 
expert hands. As presented by the Hol- 
lywood Players, there is no oleverness of 
characterization, nothing but a witless 
dirtfall. There is one exception, John 
Graham, who displays talent that could 



BROADWAY RUNS 

Performances to Ang. 21 Iuclusivo 

Dramatic Opened Perf. 



An eel Street (Golden) Dec. 6, *41 710 

Arsenic end Old Leco (Fnl- 

ton) Jan. 10, Ml 1184 

Ponghrirli. The (Lyceum) Dec. 30 27(1 

Harriet (Miller’s) (return). Aug. 2 21 

Janie (Playhouse) Sept. 1 0 SOB 

Kiss and Tell (Biltmore) Mnr. 17 188 

Life With Tether (Empire) _ Nov. 8,’3D 1574 

Murder Without Crime (Cort) Aus. 18 0 

Skin of Onr Teeth, The 

(Plymouth) Nov. 18 320 

Three'a e Family (Longs ere) . May 5 12B 

Tomorrow tho World (Berry- 

more) — Apr. 14 151 

Two Mrs. Carrolls, Tho 

(Booth) Alia. 3 23 

Musical 

Obnure-Souris 1043 (Hoyele) Aug. 12„_ 12 

Early to Bed (Brnadhurst) _ June 17 77 

Merry Widow, Tbo ( Majestic ) Aiir. 4 22 

Oklahoma! (Bt. James) _ — Mar. 31 160 

Rosalinda ( Imperial) .... Oct. 28 255 

llun Little Chilian (Hudson) Aug. 1B___ n 
Something for the Boys 

(Airis) .... Jan. 7 208 

Sons o' Fun (46th Bt.) Doc. 1,'41 722 

Star and Garter (Muele 

„ Bo*) June 24, '4 2 487 

Student Prince, The (revival) 

(Broadway) Juno 8 DO 

Zicgfcld Folliea (Winter Gar- 
den) Apr. 1 164 





August 28 9 1943 



IJEGITIMATIE 



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NEW PLAY ON BROADWAY 

CORT 

Beginning Wednesday, August 18, 1943 

MURDER WITHOUT CRIME 



found it In complete chills-nnd-fever 
groove. Daniell hacl most of them on 



SHOWBIZ BOND DRIVE 

(Continued, /ran page 3) 

Hues have agreed to co-operate to the 
limit to have the artery live up to the 



edge of chairs whenever ho knocked on v te V icton- Square 
apartment door. Should get a good play atw iaB ’ Vlcl01 i oc l ulire ' 



A drama in three acts by J. Lee Thompson. 
Directed by Bretaigno Windust. Setting de- 
signed by Raymond Sovey. Built by Martin 
Turner Construction Company. Painted by 
Robert W. Bergman Studios. John Sola, 
stage manager. John Stephen, assistant. 
Tom Wealherly, publicity. Presented by Del 
Bondio, Windust and Weatherly. 

Stephen Brctaigne Windust 

C.iena Frances Tannehill 

Matthew Henry Daniell 

Jan Viola Keats 

The action of the play takes place in Stephen's 
flat In Matthew's house in Mayfair. 




Show business has been more generous 
thnn any other group In helping to put 
across previous War Bond campaigns, 
W. Randolph Burgess, chairman of War 
Finance Committee for New York, told 
guests. “This time we ask you to do 
more, because the Job Is harder." 

Showbiz T o Back the Attack 



The World's Foremost Amusement 
Weekly 

Founded In 1894 by W. H. Donaldson 
E. W. Evans, President and Treasurer 
R. S. Littleford Jr., Vice-President 
W. D. Littleford, Secretary 

Joseph Csida, Eastern General Manager 
C. J. Latscha, Advertising Manager 
B. A. Bruns, Circulation Manager 



Publication Office: 25-27 Opera Place, 
Cincinnati 1, O. Phone: MAin 5306. 



“Campaign is out to sell the individ- 
ual,” he continued, “to make him con- 
scious that he's a shareholder in 

America. Selling the man in the street _______ . 

- • EDITORS: Claude R. Ellis, Outdoor; Leonard 

uuoincco iu 1U Traube, Indoor; Walter W. Hurd, Amuso- 

ACT I — Scene 1: Evening. Scene 2: About matio critics on the nine general metro- , am r or the broad and help create ment Machine, 
one hour later. ACT 1 1— Scene i: Next morn- politan dailies concerning the Broadway ent husiasm to ‘Back the Attack,' slogan ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Robert Doepker, Lou 
A E f™ SC m?mtCB t iJtCTf h ACT Ml— lh»Mig; WrtMJMxnt- of tlie „SW tUivc." frankol, N.t Green,. Elliot Cronn.ri Sem 



r . . , .. . takes showmanship and it is up to show 

m.niin rrinr* ni, th Lr/rn. business to pitch In again and provide 



ages, "no opinion" votes are counted one - 
Latest chiller bows In backed by record half "yes" and one-half "no" rather than 



Koehler, William 



of successful run of a London company being thrown out altogether. This would the eommittee’s nians for ’imow OFFICES: 

unriei- till a Tn Pit. th* Crime. Amerl- oive a shoic with nine "no oulnion" votes : . t . e wumuttces plans Wt eb KUi „ 



under the title To Fit the Crime. Amerl- give o show with nine "no opinion" votes 
can tag fits better. There’s murder done 60 per cent rather than zero. 
right enough, but not Just the way you 



expect. Whether or not it's a crime Is 
left to decision of the individual cus- 
tomer as he goes out Into 48th Street. 



"Chauve-Souris 1943”-— 0% 

YES: None. 

NO OPINION: None. 



Industry's participation In the drive. He 
explained that 40-foot stage and a new , ' 

door are now under construction under ' Chicago — Maynard Reuter, Manager, 155 

the sprawling former Big Top, which No. Clark Street/ Chicago l. Ili. CENtfal 8480. 
will be a 2,000-sea ter. St. Loujs— : F. B. Joerling. Manager, 390 



“It is the industry’s Job * said Thomp- Arcado Bldg.. St. Louis 1, Mo. CHestnut 0443. 
Thompson tale is more a psychological NO: Waldorf (Post), Rascoe (Herald- » t makc the center u beehive of „, L ° S , Abbo ' t ' Manager, 4,16 

study of sadism than the straightaway Tribune), Sobol (Journal- American), activity 15 hours a day." Tent set-up Is vAndit^RAQ , Street - Los AngGlcs 14 > Callf - 

variety of whodunit chiller. Plot is thin Morehouse (Sun), Nichols (Times) Cole- a nntural for co-operation by everybody Phibdelnhia- 
onlon skin, and author plants man^f Mirror), Barnes (Herald-Tribune), j n S )iowblz whose working world is in phia, Pa. MAdi 



neighborhood of Victory Squar 

Set for Revue to Barn Dance 



plenty signposts along the way to indl- Chapman (News), Kronenbcrger (PM). 
cate denouement by middle of second act. "We can lift only the feeblest of 
However, there are thrills enough on the cheers.”— Waldorf. 

home stretch to keep pot boiling merrily "Something certainly went wrong with 
and goose-pimpled femme section of the revived Chauve-Souris last night." 

audience pinching hell out of elbows of Rascoe. mcu6 . ^uumu^o ia t- 

escorts. "Won’t be able to catch up with the mcnfc to hand i 0 any kmd of show, from 

Four character GCt-up include, British ** — "»*—«• *"* ' ■ 

playboy, his wife, mistress and landlord. 

Opening Noel Coward champagne-and- J - X>esn c 001116 oir ' 



Chauve-Souris the 
—Morehouse. 



VAndiko 8493. 

Philadelphia — 7222 Lamport Road, Philadel- 
lia, Pa. MAdison 6895. 

England — Edward Craves, Cromwoll House, 
Fulwood Place, London, W. C. I. 

Australia — Kevin Brennan, Ciiy Tattersall's 
. . . . . .,,1 Building, 198 Pitt Street, Sydney. 

ADVERTISING RATES: Fifty p. 

lino. $7 per column Inch. Full Page, 
$350; Half Page, $175; Quarter Page, 
$87.50. No display advertisement meas- 
uring less than 10 lines accepted. 



take Will depend on Treasury Depart- 
ment. Committee is setting up equip- 



musical to a bam dance. Tentative 
plans call for performances by stars 



from all branches of the amusement Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations. 



bed atmosphere puts playboy on spot profession with admission being War CIRCULATION RATES: Twenty-five cents per 



to got rid Si shady lady hccaie Mo Is «“* ««™* “» < a *"’ tore - 

coming homo. Ho boa only time to park mlstu „ 



Bonds. 

The main issue, Thompson pointed 

remains out of sight and sop up the w f tout ‘" e concert, ballet out| lB that y me jg short and that show- 

blood when inquisitive landlord pops in ai itaaBndsm exuber- blz must be read y ^PP 1 ? attractions 
to drink his liquor and begin bedevil- TOe doingB at the Royaie are cxuoer at a momen f 3 notice. “Victory Square,” 
ment. From there on Murder Without an ® bbt he said, “Is a government venture Into 

Crime becomes an arithmetical progres- ,„, I *y risb r Bb »w business. Everyone must be on 



single copy on all newsstands. Subscrip- 
tions: $4 for six months, $7.50 per year, 
$12.50 for two years, $16.50 for fhree 
years. Rates In foreign countries or to 
men In the Armed Forces on request. 



Crime becomes an anuuneucai progres- 7,'~~:9/ e ,P°T f t ® B n°w Business. isveryoue tou*b u 

slon in cussedness and super-refined £ U 1 t. lme > but the be ;’, t * cai L,f ay ls 1 his toes to implement the effort." 
cruelty with the terrified two-timer dl ?,£ fc k g s ° dlstTncUon*’ showmanship zip Among those who pledged full sup- 
pushod closer to the wall as 11 o’clock v«bH"-Senbme? port were representatives of the Music 

and final curtain approaches. Rules of and ttbove a11 ; variety. — Kronenbergei. £ orporatlon ‘ oI America, william Mor- _ 

whodunits and chlller-dlllers bar giving rls Agency, Lyons 6s Lyons, the Music ... . 

away last-act twist. Finale doesn’t come Run Little Chillun — 28 ^ Halli Ma j. Edward Bowes and various f E ai P rlzea 

as any great surprise, but hits a tempo YES: Rascoe, Waldorf. night clubs. Also present were James E. I0 i- ai ‘ 01 .. Ta „ 

which merits a first-hand peek. NO OPINION: Barnes. Sauter, executive director of the United n t H su f 8 

Acting i- out of too drawer thruout NO: Chapman, Coleman, Kronenber- Theatrical War Activities Committee; ? a ® 

p™S-D.r™tor 0t WlES Bcr. MotohoW, Mchok. £ho. Oo» Wlttmpoon M th. Amgto.. ^ ““1 »» p.ltoher. 

fnrcpri hv last-minute withdrawal from One of the most beautiful, most Guild of Musical Artists; Howard Dietz, 

ass 

rose to the occasion brilliantly. Added I ^ ■ t ln N. Y. Radio Indies Campaign minate the pledge drive. In general per- 

to his first-night troubles was a cold A ciudo tale of sex and religion ln „ former unions have been boldine back 

which nearly froze up the Windust pipes, which at times it ls hard to tell one from Local radio Is likewise lining up solidly ™ ^Ls d^ributlon oi tScnt pledges, 

but he nvmaged a sensitive performance the other. —Kronenbcrger. behind the Victory Square project. h pln signup several flashnames 

rmnpthriPSK and will nrobablv Improve it If all concerned would Just throw Committee representing New York’s ® Si -k-L," Iv, ' 

Xn^e aeteSe frocs out of S throat away the book ... I see a fragment of Indio stations met with Chairman Bur- ^ 

Se E ?il do what lUtte they have to do Hope for this latest revival.’'-6obol. gess In the RKO building Wednesday (18) f ome unions ore ?roc^ing with cau- 
equally well. Frances TannehUl made “There Is nothing quite like the to plan their part ln the drive. until Sy h?v7 som^^Swalcef that 

the most of the kceple before she got . ****** Io * the Wnr Co ““ i i ^ the other unions, particularly the Amer- 

popped in the chest in the first act, and when it staits whooping It up at a rc tee besides Burgess were Wllliiim Norris, j n federation of Musicians and the 
Viola Keats kept the wife believable with vlval meeting, and the matchless Hall radio publicity director, and Dell Van- atngcllQllc ts, will participate to an equal 
what ls given her to work with. However, Johnson Choir ls again on hand to de- dercook, special speaker division. Sta- 

ssBSsssp -if rr: : =siss= ss— 

~£^:~ZZ ISflligS 

Has given siiuem- j catetul ptodnetion ,. neK „ w „ b muEto ln Run LtttIe to b waM lKe common s „ a „ maW „ B the 5??„ b ' 0 “, rclwrted ap 

- sendoff. Coin has been spent with dis- chiUun but not much sustained make- Third War Loan the biggest radio pub- P Ointment. . 

cretlon and taste. Raymond Sovey s believe.’’— Barnes. llclty-gcttcr for a loan drive. Dell Van- No P' ans yet b a , n 

single set of a London flat is Handsome * * * dercook will set up special speakers for for putting i NEIC I on a national scale as 

and right. If a fault must be picked it . W j t L nut Crime” 44% the stations. All special shows to be proposed at the Waldorf-Astoria Confer- 

ltes in Windust’s direction. Latter has Murder Without Crime „ lven at War center win be available to ence ln June. Subcommittees In Chicago 

scaled action to cooling-system tempera- YES: Chapman Guernsey (Herald- | acb station by remote pick-up. and Los Angeles are not yet functioning 

turn. Maybe the unembalmed body Tribune), Rascoe, Waldorf. as planned. 

tucked away on stage makes frigid treat- NO OPINION: None. __ . /xtttt'C Aiprr Next meeting o? the full council ls set 

ment necessary. Perhaps Londoners are NO: Coleman, Kronenberger, More- irKAINlMS yUllo INUilLi for September 28. 

always that cool when a lady gets stabbed house, Sobol, Nichols. (Continued from .page 3) — - 

jru rr^v-rr ssjk sr»ws?s£LS £ headaches 

here'and S S So 6 "Very ““ho ' 'll'stlogel announced that VBO ■ “"JJJ SdmlttSllS? , ln"n™i ot“e?N 

-a lot. The boys and girls are a little mel^ri^, Engl^ B^e. Cb pman. enmp Shows would provide the National S_ n j aw provides that children 

detached about the v.hole thing. Ablation at Broa^aateto wth a com- ^ ^ hlTnSt te S a publlc pSe 

However, the onetomera evIdenUy ^ « ISStt'S 

Krnnnmsr.s win ne rauinu un uv Tb e ordinance was pushed by Prose- 
cutor Carl Quakenbush, member or the 
governor’s committee on child delin- 
quency. The city has a similar law for 



S. F. “Arsenic” Neat $17,000 

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.— With a 
$1.50 top, Arsenic and Old Lace, featur- 
ing Bela Lugosi, grossed a neat $17,000 
at the Tivoli two weeks onded 10th. 
Springtime for Henry, with. Edward 
Everett Horton, is set to follow, opening 
the 26th. 



„„„„„ chows. Broadcasts will be picked up by 

31koa 6m 3 1 i nn the stations directly from the camps. 

“The verdict: a regretful no.” — Cole- 
man. Supports Drama Tourney 

“The Cort is still looking for a good 11 . . 

play.- Morehouse. Committee also voted to join with the children under 17 years old which has 

“Genuinely diverting."— Waldorf. National Theater Conference in its cur- provoked the ire of dance hall, roller 

"just when it promised to thrill, it rent one-act play and skit-writing con- rink, amusement park, theater and cafe 
fluffed.’’— SoboL test for the armed service, male and operators. 






28 



The Billboard 



August 28 , 1943 



Agr.ex, Charlie (Rio Rida) Guemeville, Calif.. 
£3-:a. 

Akin'S, Bill. Continental Four (Frolics Stage 
Lour.tiei Minneapolis. 

Alexander Van (Rojdand) NYC. b. 

Allan, Boh (Arcadia Grill) Canton. O., nc. 
Allen, Barclay (Farit Lane) Denver, h. 

Allen. Bob (Roosevelt) New Orleans, b. 

Allen. Red (Ciarrlck Stagebari Chi. nc. 
Andrews. Gordon '18 Club) NYC. nc. 
Andrews, Ted (Butler's Tap Roomi NYC. nc. 
Arnhelm, Ous (Sherman's) Ban Diego, Calif* 

Arturos. Arturo (Park Central) NYC, h. 

Artor, Bob ildora) Youngstown. O., p. 
Atkins. Boyd (Faust) Peoria, 111., nc. 



ORCHESTRA ROUTES 

Following each listing appears a symbol. Fill in the 
designation corresponding to the symbol when addressing 
organizations or individuals listed. 

ABBREVIATIONS: a — auditorium: b — ballroom; c — cafe; 
cb — cabaret; cc— — country club; cl— cocktail lounge; h 
hotel; nc — night club; p — amusement park; ro— -road- 
house; re — restaurant; t — theater. 




Morris. George (Armando's) NYC. nc. 

Murphy. Don (Casino) Quincy, III., nc. 

Myers, Stan (Lake Lawn) Delavan Lake, 
Wls., b. 

N 

Nelson, Ozzle (Orphcum) Omaha, t-. 

Kewntan, Ruby (Copley -Plaza) Boston, h. 
Newton. Charlie (Gables Inn) Pleasantvillo, 
N. J., nc. 

Newton, Frank (Cafe Society Downtown) 
nyc, nc. 

Nicholas, Don (Venice) Phlla, c. 

Noel, Henri (Latin Quarter) NYC. nc. 
Nornmn, Lee (Tony Pastor's) NYC, nc. 



I 

(Hilton) 



Long Beach, 



Babbitt, Stewart 
Calif., h. 

Baker. Don (Algiers) NYC. cb. 

Baker. Jimmy (Silver Dome) Marinette, Wls., 



Fox. Roy (Rlobamba) NYC, nc. 

Franklin, Buddy (Elltch Gardens) Denver, p. 
Fraser, Harry (Aloha) Brooklyn, nc. 

Fuller, Walter (Tony's Subway) Peoria, 111., 
nc. 



Taxi Hall) Harrison, Oilman. Phil (Mocambo) Los Angeles, nc. 
„. . Oliver, Eddie (Edgcwater Beach) Chi, h. 

Koch. Eddie (Charlie’s HI Hat) Daytona oiscn. Georg? (Schroeder) Milwaukee, h. 



Beach, Fla., H— 

Kolax, Kins: Panama City, Fla., 27-28. 
Korn Kobblcrs (Rogers Corner) NYC, nc. 



Glnsburgh. Ralph (Palmer House.) Chi, b. 



Banks. Billy (Fair Park Casino) Greensboro. 

N. C.. c. 

Bar. Vic tOlymplc) Beattie, h. 

Barbour. Dave iGrasel's) Hollywood, nc. 

Bardo. BUI iClartdRe) Memphis, h. .... 

Barnet, Charlie (Palace) Columbus, O.. 21- Glass, Bill (Mon Pnree) NYC. 

26. t. Goodman. Benny (Paramount) NYC. t. 

Barron. Blue (Pnlacel Cleveland, t. Gorner, Mlshel (Commodore) NYC. h. 

Bartal. Jcno (Lexington) NYC. h. Grant. Bob (Plaza) NYC. h. 

Bartlia, Alex (Steel Pier) Atlantic City. b. Grant, Rosalie (Essex House) NYC, h. 

Basle. Count (Tower) Kansas City, t; (Or- Grassick Bill (Darling) Wilmington, Del., 

phcuml Wichita. Kan., 27-Sept. 2, t. Gray Glenn (Pennsylvania) NYC. h. 

Basile. Joe (Fair) Elmira, N. Y.; (Fair) Flcm- Gray. Zola (Frank Palumbo's) Phlla, 

Jngton, N. J.. 30-Sept. 4. " ** * 

Bates. Angle (Danlero's) Belle Vernon. Pa., re. 

Baum, Charles (Stork) NYO. 



Garber, Jan (Lakeside) Denver, 13-26, p. . 

Gasparre, Dick (Monte Carlo) NYC. nc. - L 

George, Mike (Celeron Park) Jamestown, LoBanlc. Nick (Exc. Steamer Admiral) 
N. Y„ b. Louis, until Sept. 12. 

Gerken, Joe (Casa Nova) Elmwood Park. HI. - 



Opunul, Charles (Embassy) Los Angeles, h. 
Ortiz. Jose (It Cafe) Hollywood, nc. 

Orton, Irv (Folles Berg ere) NYC, nc. 

Owen, Harris (Hilltop) Little Rock, Ark., nr 



Pafumy. Joe (Belmont Plaza) NYC. h. 

Page, Hot Lips (Famous Door) NYC, nc, 
Pancnito (Versailles) NYC. nr,. 

Parker. Ray (Bal Tabarln) San Francisco, b. 
Paul, Don (Hartman's) Brooklyn, nc. 

Paul. Frankie (Silver Moon) Alexandria. La., 



Beal. Eddie (Black Flamingo) Hollywood, nc. 

Becker. Bubbles (Van Clevel Dayton, O., h. 

Beckner. Denny (Tybee Beach) Savannah 

Beach, Ga.. b. Haiiett. 

Benedict, Gardner (Beverly Hills) Newport, 

Ky., cc. 

Berge.-e, Maxlmllllan (La Martinique) NYO, 



Greene, Murray (Graymore) Portland, Me., 
h. 

Grey, Chauncey (El Morocoo) NYO, nc. 



no. 

Berle, Bemle (Carroll’s) Phlla, c. 
Betancourt, Louis (Park Central) NYO. h. 
Bishop, Billy (Desliler-Walllck) Columbus, 

o., h. 

Bodlander, Earl (El Capltan) Hawthorne, 
Nev., nc. 

■ orr. Mischa (Waldorf-Astoria) NYC. h. 
Bothle, Russ (Agnes) Chi. b. 

Bxandwynne, Nat (Copacabana) NYO. nc. 
Breese, Lou (Chez Parcel Chi, nc. 

Brown. Les (Flagler Gardens) Miami, re. 
Bruch. Lee (Glenn Rendezvous) Newport. Ky., 



Mai (Park Central) NYC. h. 

Barpa. Duryl (Senator) Sacramento, Calif., h. Jnnnnv .now yorceri it 

Harris, Ken (Post & Paddock) Louisville, nc. ton»i Vincent ^TafU NYO h 
Harris. Rupert (Plantation) Nashville, nc. £?{??!* -fnnv ,rlnTrri \rnmi no 

s 0 '.”- ms st (ssrwssuk «. 

'«*>• sl > Memphis 

Holdt. Horace (Capitol) NYC. t. 

Henry Bill (Shore Road Casino) Brooklyn, nc. 

Henrv Toby (Shanghai Terrace Bowl) Oak- 



Labrie, Lloyd (Darling) Wilmington. Del., ... 

Lamb. Prcxcl (Bartlett’s) Pleasant Lake, 

Mich., b. 

Londe, Jules (Ambassador) NYC, h. 

Landre. Johnnie (Esquire) Norfolk. Va.. nc. 

Lang, George (Rhythm Club) Boston, nc. 

Lang. Lou (.Belvedere) NYC. h. 

LaPortc. Joe (Old Roumwiiaa) NYC. re. , 

Larkin. Milton: Wilson, N. 0., 26; Golds- Pepito (Havana-Madrld) NYC. 

boro 27 Perry. Ron (St. Moritz) NYC. h. 

LeBaron, ‘Eddie (Trocadero) Hollywood, nc. Petti, Emile (Ambassador East) Chi. h. 
Lefcourt Harry (Rogers Corner) NYC. nc. Pope, Gene (Sunset Terraco) Indianapolis, fa. 
Leonard. George (Chanticleer) Madison, Wl»„ Porter, Yank (St. Georgo) Brooklyn h. 

nc. Powell, Teddy (Chicago) Chi. t. 

Leonard. Harlan (Alabam) Hollywood, nc. Powell. Walter (Aquarium) NYC. re. 

LeRoy, Howard (Hofbrau Theater) Lawrenoe, Prager. Manny (Child's) NYC. c. 

Prussln, Sid (Diamond Horseshoe) NYO, no. 



Mass., i.. 

Light, Enoch (Billmore) Providence, b. 
Long. Johnny (Now Yorker) NYO. h. 



Raeburn, Boyd (Band Box) Chi. nc. 

Ramos, Ramon (Blackstonc) Chi, h. 

Ravavzn, Carl (Blackhawk) Chi, nc. 

Ray, Ernie (Club Royale) Savannah, Ga.. no. 



26. t. 



lantf. Calif., ne. 

Herbeck. Ray (Cedar Point) Sandusky, O., 

23-26, b. ™ 

Herman, Woody (Sherman) Chi, h. McCune, BUI (Palomar) Norfolk, Vo., b. 

Hill. Tiny (Edison) NYO. h. McGranc, Don (Latin Quarter) NYC, nc. 

Hlmbcr, Richard (Peabodv) Memphis 14-28. h. McGrew, Bob (Kansas City Club) Kansas 
Hines, Earl (City) Albany. Ga., 2. a; Au- City. Mo. 
gusta 26; Wrlghtsvllle Beach, Wilmington. Mclntlre. Lanl (Lexington) NYC. h. 

N. C., 28. McIntyre. Hal (Eastwood) Detroit 23-20, p; 

lloagland. Everett (Clro’s) Mexico City. nc. (Cedar Point) Sandusky, O.. 27-Sept. 5. h. 
Hoff, Buddy (Fay’s Southern Grill) Macon. McLean. Jack (Paris Inn) San Diego, Calif., 



(Municipal) Kansas City, 27-28,' a; (Sun- Read. Kemp (Ann's Kitchen) Newport, R. I., 
set Terrace) Indianapolis 30. b: (Forrest) nc. 

Detroit 31, nc. Redman, Don (Zanzibar) NYC, i 



Lyman, Abe (Palace) Youngstown, O., 24- Rcichman, Joe (Mark Hopkins) San Fran— 



Ga., 



HoUander, Will (Kitty Hawk) 
port. N. Y., nc. 

Holmes, Alan (Syracuse) Syracuse, h. 
Horton, Aub (Santa Rita) Tuscon, Artz., h. 
Horton, Harry (Wivel) NYC. re. 

Howard. Eddy (Arngon) Chi. b. 



Cabin Boys (Pick Ohio) Youngstown, O.. h. 

Caceres, Emilio (509 Club) San Antonio, nc. 

Calvert, Norman (Tic Toe) Montreal, nc. 

Camden, Eddie (Casanova) Detroit, nc. 

Capello, Joe (Jimmy Kelly's) NYO, nc. ... 

Carlton, Russ (Eagles) Fall River, Mass., b. Howeth. Eridic (Henry Grady) Atlanta, h. 
Carolina Cotton Pickers: Cincinnati, O., 27; Hummel, Jack (Washington) E. Liverpool, 
Dayton 28; Indianapolis 29. nc. 

Carter. Benny (Terrace) Hermosa Beach, Huiion, Ina Ray (Astor) NYC, h. 

Calif., nc. . 

Cavallaro. Carmen (Strand) NYC, t. , , 1 , . 

Chatman. Christine: Petersburg. Va., 27; International Sweethearts of Rhythm: Alex- 

Portsmouth 28; Hampton 29: Washington, * “ ,n ' ° 



Guardla Air- Machlto (La Conga) NYO. nc. 



cisco, h. 

Reid, Morton (Howell House) Wc3thampton, 
L. I.. N. Y.. no. 

Reinhart. Dick (Backstage) San Francisco, 

nc. 

Reisman. Leo (Waldorf-Astoria) NYO, h. 
Reyes, Julio (Esquire) Montreal, nc. 

Reynolds, Del (Dunes) Las Vegas. Nev., nc. 
Reynolds, Tommy (Roosevelt) Washington, h. 
Roberta, Eddie (Lido) NYC. b. 

Rodman. Jack, Quartet (Holmes) Hattiesburg. 
Miss., - 



Madsen, Maddy (Bal Tabarln) San Francisco, Rogers; Eddie (Del Rio) Washington, nc. 

no. Rogers, Harry (Half Moon) Brooklyn, h. 

Mann. Milt (18th Hole) NYO, nc. Rollson. Jerry (LaDelfa) Mt. Morris. N. Y.. h. 

Mnuney, Lawrence (Army Ss Civilian Club) RoUlnl. Adrian (Rogers' Corner) NYC, nc. 

Columbus, Ga.. 23-26. Rosal, Anita (Belmont Plaza) NYC, h. 

Manning, Henry (Colony) Chi, nc. Rotgers, Ralph (Monte Carlo) NYC. no. 

Manone, Wlngy (Babalu) Los Angeles, nc. Roth. Don (Washington) Indianapolis, to. 
Manuelo, Don (Casino Royale) New Orleans, Ruhl. Warney (Hollywood) Kalamazoo. Mich.. 



D. C.. 30: Portsmouth, Va., 31. 



andrla, Va., 30; Washington, Sept. 2. 



I 



, Don (Colony) Chi, nc. 

Codolban. Cornelius (Casino Russel NYO. ne. 
Colemnn, Emil (Last Frontier) Las Vegas, 
Nev., h. 

Bonds. Art (Homestead) NYC. h. 

Conn. Irving (Queen Mary) NYO. re. 

Connell, Conny (Scott'* 

City. Mo., re. 



Manzanares. Jose (La Salle) Obt. h. 
Mnrcelllno, Muzzy (Florentine Gardens) Hol- 
lywood. ne. 

Mario, Don (Beachcomber) Providence, no. 
Marten, Paul (Arcadia) NYO, b. 

Martin, Dave (St. George) Brooklyn, h. 
Martin, Freddy (Ambassador) Los Angeles, h. 



Jncquet, Russell (El Dorado) Houston, u ^ 

Jaffe, Moe (Poland Spring House) Poland Mart | n ; Jack (Cortez) Las Vegas. Nev. 

Spring, Me., b. Martin. Lou (Leon A- Eddie's) NYO. nc. 

Jerome, Henry (Lincoln) NYC. h. Martini, Ben (Club 51) NYC. nc. 

Johnson, King (Sheraton) NYO. h. Masters. Frankie (Blltmore) Los Angeles, h. 

... Jordan. Louis (Swing) Hollywood, nc. Maya, Don (Casbah) NYC, nc. 

Theater) Kansas Joy. Jimmy (Muchlebach) Kansas City, Mo.. Mnyd, Jack (DeWitt Clinton) Albany, N. 

Y„ h. 



Courtney. Del (Castle Farm) Cincinnati 28, Meerte, Armand (Esquire) Montreal, nc. 

nc. * Melba, Stanley (Pierre) NYO. h. 

Craig. Francis (Hermitage) Nashville, Kaley, Charlie (Last Frontier) Las Vegas, Messner, Johnny (McAlpln) NYC, h. 



Tenn.. .. 

Crane. Lee (Edison) NYC, h. 

Crawford. Jark (Frolics) 6t. Paul. ne. 

Cross. Chris (Jnck Dempsey's) NYO. re. 

Cross, Dale (Blltmore) Hollywood, h. 
Cummins. Bernle (Trocadero) Evansville. Ind., 
13-26. ne. 

Curbello. Fausto (Stork) NYO. ns. 

Curbello, Jose (La Conga) NYO. nc. 



D'Amico, Nick (Statler) Detroit, h. 

Dengler. Carl (Hayward) Rochester, N. Y.. h. 
Dlnorah (Greenwich Village Inn) NYC, nc. 
D1 Pardo. Tony (Forest) St. Louis, p. 

Dorsey, Jimmy (Palladium) Hollywood, b. 
Drake, Edgar (Club Royale) Detroit, nc. 
Dunham, Sonny (Lakeside) Denver, p. 



Eddy. Ted (Icelandi NYC. nc. 

Edwards, Jack (Statler) Boston, h. 

ElltnRton, Duke (Hurricane) NYC, nc. 

Engel. Freddy (Hudson River Day Line Boats) 
Albany. N. Y.; (Dnlv. Tap Room) Albany, 



Nev.. h. 



Hassell. Art (Bismarck) Oh!, h. 

Kaye, Don (Claremont) Berkeley. Calif., h. 
Kaye. Sammy (RKO-Boston) Boston, t. 



Miller, Freddy (St. P.egls) NYO, h. * ,, 

Mills. Dick (Ideal Beach Resort) Monticello, Slry. Larry (Stork Club) NYC. 



Rumbnugh. Eddie (Orlando Plaza) Charleston. 
W. Va.. h. 

Runyan. Jack (Moonlight Terrace) Russella 



Salter. Lew (Driftwood) Santa Monica. Calif., 
nc. 

Sandler, Harold (Rogers’ Corner) NYC. nc. 
Saunders. Hal (Belmont-Plaza) NYC, h. 
Savltt, Jan (Frolics) Miami,' nc. 

Schrocdter, Lou (Mayflower) Jacksonville. 
Fla* h. 

Selger, Rudy (Fairmont) San Francisco, h. 
Shaw, Maurice (Chateau Moderne) NYC. no. 
Sherman. Maurlo (Tropics) Hollywood, nc. 
Singleton. Zutty (Trinidad) Hollywood, nc. 



Ind. 

Mills, Penny (Stork) Los Angeles, nc. 
Morales. Noro (Riobamba) NYC, nc. 

. _ ... Morand, Jose (Astor) NYO, h, 

Kenton, Stan (Golden Gate) San Francisco Monroe, Vaughn (Oriental) Chi, t; (Rlver- 



24-30, t. 



side) Milwaukee 27-Sept. 2, t. 



ADVANCE BOOKINGS 



Sloane’s, Janet. Mission Belles (Mission Inn) 
Riverside, Calif., nc. 

Socossas (La Martinique) NYC. nc. 

BpWak. Charlie (Orpheum) Oakland. Calir., 
*o-Sept. 1, t. 

8t Wls Cy 'nif tan (De,avan Gardens) Delavan, 
. Stevenson.’ Bobby (Casanova) Detroit, ne. 
Stewart. Rex (Cotton) Hollywood, no. 

Stone, Edrilo (St. Anthony) San Antonio, h. 
Straeter, Ted (Statlor) Washington, h. 

8 1 wood fe ttnny (Earl Oarro11 Theater) Holly- 

' ” " Single, ‘ Earle (Seelbach) Louisville, h. 

AGNEW— Charles: Rio Nlda, Guem- Chatsworth, 111., 14; Trocadero, Evans- fudy, 8!d (Arcadia) nyc. b. 

vllle. Oallf., until Aug. 29; Rainbow vllle, Ind., 15; Clarldge Hotel, Memphis Sykcs ' Curt (Trianon) Seattle, b. 

Randevu, Salt Lake City, Sept. 1-18. (4 weeks). T 

MITCHELL AYERS: Aragon Ballroom, FLETCHER HENDERSON: Auditorium, Teagarden. Jack (Metropolitan) Houston 28- 
Ocean Park, Calif., Sept. 1 (4 weeks). Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 26; Auditorium. Dur- Sept. }■ t: (Majestic) San Antonio 2-8 t 

GRACE BARRIE: RKO Theater. Bos. ham. N. C., 27; Beach Park, Wrlghtsvllle, ® ob ‘St. Regis) NYC, h. 

ton. Sept. 2 (week); Palace Theater, N. C.. 28; Auditorium, Savannah, Ga., 31; o.™P? ’ ‘Ooshocton Lake) Coshocton. 

Cleveland, 10 (week). Alditorlum, Columbia, S. O., Sept. 2. Torres,' Ramon (El Chico) NYC ne 

JIMMY DORSEY: Orpheum Theater, RAY HERBECK: Centennial Garden, Touzet, Rene (Montmartre) Havana, nc. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 8 (week); Golden Gate Sylvanla, O., Aug. 28-29; Danceland, r?i.i Rhu ,«?,'? 08lo> » Chl ' nc - 

Theater. San Francisco, 16 (week); T 8a Cedar Rapids. Ia.^ Sept. Ballroom, Trace' 8d (Dixie)' NYO?' h. Da5rton ’ °" h ' 

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P8 natl' h Bart (Nc,herloBd plaza) Clncln- D Theater. Oakland, Calif., 23 (week). Guttenberg, la* 4; Palace, Galena, 111.. 6;‘ Travers, VIn ’(Diamond’ Horseshoe) NYO 
Featherstone. Paul (Palladium) Hollywood, b. SONNY DUNHAM: Lakeside Park, Den- Riverside. Milwaukee, 10-16; Oriental, v 



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room, St. Louis. 14-Oct. 4. WOODY HERMAN: Sherman Hotel, Jail. Tubby (Flamingo) Chi, nc. 

CHUCK FOSTER: Oriental Theater, Chicago, to Sept. 9; Paramount Theater. " C ' 

„. ... Chicago, Aug. 27 (week); Riverside Thea- Toledo, 17-19; Palace Theater, Columbus, Venutl, Joe (Tic Toe) Boston nc 

Fisher. Freddie (Radio Room) Hollywood ter, Milwaukee, Sept. 3 (week); Pavilion. 21-23; Palace Theater, Cleveland, 24 Y, * tl 2 r ' ?™ nk (Dlx >e) nyc. h. 

w, Prultpoint, Mich., 10; Crystal Palace, (week). Vldcl °' Ken (Matag) Phenlx City, Ala., no. 

Bhe&ygw ItSST^tOMaMl Goloma, Mich., 11; Paramount Theater, INA RAY HUTTON: Theater, New W 

Chi 27-8ept. 2, t. Hammond, Ind., 12; Grand Ballroom, Haven, Conn., Sept. 5; Broadway Theater, Walzer, Oscar (Fifth Ave ) NYC h 

Eprjngfleld, Mass., 6-8, Waples, Bud (Anslcy) Atlanta, h. ' 



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Denver, Sept. 10 (8 weeks). Welk ^ h - 

q ST ^ KENTON : Golden Gate Theater, Wilbur,' Jimmy (Lookout House) Covington, 
San Francisco, Aug. 26 (week); Jantzen „ Ky., nc. 

Beach, Portland, Ore., Sept. 3 (2 weeks); S!ii. l8ms ' P ri !, f House) Chi, h. 

Auditorium. Sacramentof Call!., 1^' 

PHIL LEVANT: Blue Moon, Wichita, Wlnton, Barry (Essex House) NYC b 
Kan.. Oct. 1 (3 weeks). Wright, Charles (Drake) Chi, h. 

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August 28, 1943 



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^Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati 1, 0.= 



Eight Associations Form 
16mm. War Film Committee 



Ask OWI supply narrow 
gauge prints of all war 
information films 

• 

CINCINNATI, Aug. 21. — Eight national 
organizations concerned with distribution 
and use of 16mm. films recently met in 
Chicago and formed the 16mm. War Film 
Committee. Principal object was to 
bring about the removal of “stepchild" 
status as it applies to 16mm. war In- 
formation films. This status developed 
with the curtailment of OWI film 
branches and the consequent take-over 
of production and distribution of war 
info films by the 35mm. War Activities 
Committee. Previous widespread dis- 
tribution of 16mm. war films by OWI 
was dropped in great degree. 

A representative of the War Activities 
Committee told The Billboard that the 
WAO was interested only in 35mm. war 
film. Since WAC is composed of Holly- 
wood producing units as well as exhibitor 
contact groups, the 16mm. exhibitors 
were frozen out of the greater part war 
info film program. 

Statement of the association, as re- 
leased by D. T. Davis, secretary of the 
National Association of Visual Educa- 
tion Dealers, declared: “The eight na- 
tional organizations concerned with dis- 
tribution and use of 16mm. films recog- 
nize the world-wide acceptance of 16mm» 
motion pictures as one of the necessary 
media to disseminate war information. 
In the United States maximum effective 
use of 16mm. motion pictures, providing 
factual war messages wherever American 
audiences meet for a serious purpose, Is 
a necessary segment of a co-ordinated in- 



SOUTHERN ROADSHOWMEN 

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of Youth, Harlem Rides the Range, Bronz 
Buckaroo, Son of Ingagi. 

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formation service of the Office of War 
Information. 

"These eight national organizations 
forming the committee are: Amerlcnn 
Library Association Audio-Visual Aids 
Committee, National Association of Vis- 
ual Education Dealers. National Educa- 
tion Association Department of Visual 
Instruction, Educational Film Library As- 
sociation, National University Extension 
Association, Allied Non-Theatrical Film 
Association, National War Comtttee for 
the Visual Education Industry and 
Visual Equipment Manufacturers' Asso- 
ciation. 

"These eight associations, Individually 
and collectively, thru the I6mm. War 
Film Committee, to be composed of the 
presidents of the respective organizations 
(or their designated appointees), pledge 
their resources and facilities to Congress 
and OWI to attain maximum effective 
use of 16mm. war films on the home 
front and to take necessary steps to 
achieve that end. 

"We recognize that the 25,000 or more 
16mm. sound projectors owned by 
schools, churches, lodges, legion halls, 
labor groups. Industry, men’s and wom- 
en's groups, including thousands of pro- 
jectors serving the most isolated com- 
munities which have no other war film 
facilities, are potent weapons of warfare 
an the civilian front. 

"One responsibility of OWI Is to sup- 

( See WAR COMMITTEE on page 31) 

Kodak Nets 8J4 Millions 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Eastman Kodak 
Company reports estimated net Income 
for the six-month period ended June 12 
of $8,632,590, or $3.38 a common share 
compared with $7,462,336, or $2.94 a com- 
mon share in the first half or last year. 
With the release of the semi-annual 
statement, the company declared a divi- 
dend of $1.25 a share on the common 
stock and $1.51 on the preferred, both 
payable October 1 to holders of record 
September 4. The report said total sales 
increased to $115,643,367 from $07,539,272 
In the same period of 1942. 



Reagan Succeeds 
Read on OWI’s 

Educational Division 

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21,— C. R. 
Reagan has been named to head the 
Educational Division of the OWI 
Bureau of Motion Pictures, succeeding 
Paul Reed. 

Reagan has been in the 16mm. field 
for 20 years in the Southeast and 
Southwest. For the past year he has 
been with the OWI as field adviser 
for the Southeast, Southwest and 
West Coast. 

He Is past president of the National 
Association of Visual Education 
Dealers and has receivod recognition 
as a visual education leader. 

As chairman of the "Committee of 
Seventeen," he was responsible in 
great part for the success of the plan 
of distribution of Office of War In- 
formation 16mm. films. He is said to 
be In thoro accord with the program 
of the recently organized 16mm. War 
Film Committee. 



Ideal Southern 
Open N. O. Office 

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 21.— Ideal South- 
ern 16mm. Picture Company has an- 
nounced the opening of a new office In 
New Orleans. The office is located at 
218 South Liberty Street. 

Charles L. Yuille, head of the parent 
company, reports that the office is bolng 
opened by him and Bertram Willoughby, 
president of Ideal Pictures, Chicago. 
Jack Auslet, who will manage the office, 
is an old-timer in tent shows and 36mm. 
picture business. 

Main office of Ideal Southern Is in 
Miami. 



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NAVY SPY, released by Post Piotures. 
A G-man rescues a naval officer from 
an international spy ring with action 
on land and sea. Stars Conrad Nagel, 
Eleanor Hunt, Judith Allen and Jack 
Doyle. Running time, 56 minutes. 

THE BATTLE FOR SIBERIA, rel eased 
by Brandon Films, Inc. Dramatiza- 
tion of the defense of Soviet Far 
Eastern territories against Japanese 
interventionists during the Russian 
Civil War. Running time, 75 minutes. 

FOOTBALL THRILLS OF 1942, released 
by Castlo Films, Inc. Close-up action 
shots of all the season's major games 
taken with a telescopic lens. As the 
’43 season drawB near, the film will 
be of Interest to- all football fans. 

BRITAIN’S COMMANDOS IN ACTION, 
released by Castle Films, Inc. The 
renowned British Tommies, especially 
trained In invasion tactics, raid Nor- 
way. Actual action pictures. 

CAPTAIN CAUTION, released by Post 
Pictures. A comedy by Kenneth 
Roberts, author of Northwest Pas- 
sage, featuring Victor Mature and 
Louise Platt. Action Is set on the 



Suggests Post-War 
Distribution of Film 
Equipment to Schools 

AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 21. — More than 

20.000 projectors will be turned loose by 
the federal government, at probably one- 
fourth the original cost, when the war Is 
over, Dr. B. F. Holland, assistant pro- 
fessor of educational psychology at the 
University of Texas, predicts. 

That figure is 5,000 more than the total 
now owned by American schools, he said. | 

“Miles of motion picture reel now boing , 
filmed will be available to education 1 
buroaus ovor the country to be dis- 
tributed as they were at the close of the 
last war,” Dr. Holland declared, "but 
the volume will be many times the 

43.000 reels and 25,000 lantern slides 
which were donated in 1018 by the gov- 
ernment.” 

Education and informational films 
made for both military and civilian use, 
pictures produced by the Office of War 
Information, civilian defense and other 
groups of the American, British, Aus- 
tralian and Canadian governments will 
be available. Many have already been 
used In the Texas war film program 
which began In November, 1942, the first 
program of state-wide distribution of 
governmental film to all the people. 

While visual education (outside of that 
for war industry) is at a virtual stand- 
still now because of the fact equipment 
cannot bo obtained. Dr. Holland cited 
startling figures to show the increased, 
use of films in the five years Just pre- 
ceding Pearl Harbor, particularly In the 
visual education field. In 1936 American 
schools owned only 458 18mm. sound pro- 
jectors. By 1941 the total had Increased 
to more than 9,000. 

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rogue and an ex-prlvateer contribu- 
ting to the hilarity. Length— nine 
reels. 



OWI Controls 
War Shorts 
Despite Cuts 

CINCINNATI, Aug. 21.— Altho Congress 
cut the appropriation of the Office of 
War Information domestic branch, the 
only effect (to the OWI film units) 
seems to have been the knocking out of 
its distribution facilities and a curtail- 
ment of OWI man power. By this, it 
Is meant that OWI Is still exercising a 
good bit of control over production of 
domestic film shorts even tho the HRn 
industry has taken the production and 
cost of such pictures upon Its shoulders. 

Reason for this is that the OWI is able 
to tell producers Just what type of pic- 
tures will be acceptable in light of prob- 
able developments In the war. Film pro- 
ducers are quick to see that It Is prac- 
tically Impossible for them to diagnose 
these situations and are hnppy to have 
OWI to clear the channels for them. 

It’s clear also that OWI is able to ad- 
vise film makers whether or not tho 
Office of Censorship will clear these pic- 
tures for foreign use. With tho OWI 
giving such advice, only two films have 
been rejected by the censors to date. 

The indirect control by OWI does not 
Indicate that they are actually forming 
tho ideaH behind the films — or censoring 
them. That is still left to the American 
film makers who are undoubtedly the 
ablest in determining what the American 
people want to see and how to Impress 
them. 

All liaison work Is now handled by the 
overseas branch of OWI, eliminating 
what had been a loophole in Hollywood 
film production — the probability of se- 
curing an okay from the domestic branch 
if the overseas branch disagreed and vice 
versa. The two films mentioned as being 
banned from export wore objected to by 
the OWI while in production — hut to no 
avail since OWI cannot dictate to Holly- 
wood producers. 

Nevertheless the OWI has been able in- 
directly to control context of films being 
made. For the most part Hollywood Is 
happy to have OWI performing this job 
— it has saved them from making glaring 
"boners” and has probably saved them 
money from pictures that would have 
been "Junked” in light of subsequent de- 
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REPERTOIRE-TENT SHOWS 

^Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati 1, 0 ; 



August 28, 1943 



Bookings Brisk, 
Says Florence Benn 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21. — There is a brisk 
demand for people for rep, stock and 
legit companies, according to Florence 
Bonn, of Benn Theatrical Enterprises. 
Turnovers In casts are numerous because 
of so many men bolng called to the 
armed forces. Especially difficult to find 
are Juveniles. 

Recent Benn bookings include Dorothy 
Norman, Tyler Winn. Bush Burrlchter 
and Trixie Maskew for the J. B. Rotnour 
Stock Company; Maude Nevlns, Tess Rob- 
erts, Robert Gentry, Baron Elrod, Ted 
Elcrs and Ervil Hart for Christy Obrecht 
Company; Peggy and Roy Lewis and 
Lynne Townsend for the Jack Brooks 
show; Marlon Carney, Erls Wyman and 
Carlton Guy for Uncle Tom's Cabin Com- 
pany; John Tucker for Madcap Players; 
Gale Martin for Maid in the Ozarks Com- 
pany; Ralph Meeker for Dough Girls; 
Richard Earle, Frances Poters, Florence 
Ravenel, Janet Duffy and Gilbert Fer- 
guson for Easy for Zee-Zee; Dick Lauder- 
back for the Passion Play Company; Rob- 
ert Brown and Anneliroe Westcott for 
Town Hall Stock Players, and Frances 
Cummings for Dante Productions. 



10-20-30 Actors 



JV. C. Puts Limit 
On County License 

RALEIGH, N. C., Aug. 21.— Attorney 
General Harry McMullan has Just ruled 
that a theatrical company licensed by 
the State and charging not more than 
50 cents admission at the door and a 
reserved scab may not be charged a 
county license tax of more than $10 per 
week, regardless of the fact that per- 
formances are given In several different 
towns within the county during the 
week. 

The ruling favors teat shows as well as 
theater attractions. 



Val Radio Players 
Show for Soldiers 

DULUTH, Minn., Aug. 21.— Val Radio 
Players, of WEBC here, made a 300-mlle 
round trip hop Tuesday of last week to 
put on a show for 5,000 soldiers at Camp 
Ripley, Minn. It was the first pro- 
fessional entertainment the boys at Rip- 
ley had had this year, and they received 
it enthusiastically. 

Judith Magrainc, formerly with the 
company. Is now with a WAC unit in 
Charlotte, N. C., learning to teach air- 
plane pilots to fly by instruments. 



By E. F. HANNAN 

I T HA8 been said that the day of good 
legit acting passed when the 10-20- 
30 type show declined. A weekly sport- 
ing paper once took a poll In Boston to 
learn who the participants believed was 
the best legit heavy they had ever seen 
play. An actor named Thomas E. Shea 
won handily, and when the results were 
announced people who had never seen 
Shea, said: "Impossible. Why only a short 
time ago he was a 10-20-30 actor." 

Later one of these critics wrote to the 
paper and said: “I have since seen Shea 
ond have changed by mind. His playing 
of The Bells stood out over anything I 
have ever seen." Like many other rep 
and one-night stand actors, Shea 
bothered little with what city cliques 
thought about him. His audience was 
in the outlying territory, and paying at- 
tention to this particular audience he 
seldom had time for sidewalk or lobby 
conversation. 

There is a peculiar thing about this, 
and that Is that favorites of the Go-called 
open spaces are remembered long after 
the city actor has been forgotten. 

Corse Payton once said: "They’ll still 
talk about me when they will have for- 
gotten some of those who looked down 
on me." This has proved true. 

The death of John Collins, of the old 
team of Collins and Collins, brings to 
mind such song and dance teams as 
Armstrong Brothers, Hughes and Ander- 
son, Higgins Brothers, Carlton and Davies 
and others. When vaude was known as 
variety the 10-20-30 outfits and road 
shows used plenty of talent in this line. 
John J. Kennedy, who had out the Ken- 
nedy Players, had a steady offer of a 
week's work for any song and danco 
team that needed It. This came about 
when a booking agent named Paul camo 
on to see the show. Kennedy asked Paul 
how he liked his rep bills. "They’re 
all right,” Paul said, "only they need a 
song and dance team to give them sea- 
soning." 

Kennedy was sold on the idea, and 
specialties were introduced. 



MAGIC 

By BILL SACHS 

F LIGHT OFFICER BUD GWYNNE, son 
of Jack and Anne Gwynne, partici- 
pated in the first wave of the Invasion 
of Sicily and came thru unscathed. He’s 
now resting In North Africa. Bud has 
been recommended for a promotion, 
which Is slated to come thru soon. In 
the meantime his Mom and Pop continue 
on their USO tour, which they describe 
as a "positive experience." While In San 
Antonio recently the Gwynnes were en- 
tertained by Col. Harry Tunk, a magician 
associated with the Commanding Gen- 
eral’s Office of the Southern Division of 
the U. S. Ary Air Corps. Colonel Tunk 
has traveled the world and has given 
shows in Manila. Honolulu and China. 
From San Antone Jack and Anne headed 
westward and will soon renew acquaint- 
ances with their host of Coast magic 
friends. . . . DETROIT has A1 Page and 
company headlining at the Club Three 
Trees; Roy Hall at Club Alicia, featuring 
morning shows for war workers, and 
Johnny Platt selling his nifties at the 



merly Mao Holborn Davies, of the Davles- 
Holborn Show, has a photo studio In 
Riverside, Calif. . . . JAY HOOPER Is 
with the army in Alaska. ... HI C. 
SMITH V-malls from Bomewhere in Eng- 
land: "Thanks so much for putting the 
Item in the rep page. The mail has al- 
ready begun coming in, and things are 
still going okay.” Smith’s wife Is re- 
siding in Cleveland. . . . ERNIE GREEN, 
old-time minstrel comedian and musi- 
cian, since reading E. F. Hannan’s article 
on old-time club Jugglers here recently, 
wants to add the name of Allaire to the 
list of famous club twlrlers. Allaire, ac- 
cording to Green, was with Culhnne, 
Chase & Weston and other minstrels, 
and Is 8 till alive in Fall River, Mass. 



Palm Beach. . . . MARDONI AND LOUISE, 
back In the business after an extended 
layoff which had Mardonl giving ground 
instruction to aviation cadets In Wichita, 
Kan., are current at the Sherman Hotel, 
Chicago. . . . HERMAN WEBER'S Mid. 
night Voodoo Party has been finding 
business highly gratifying in the Inter- 
mountain States. At Payson, Utah, re- 
cently, Webor had as visitors Jimmy Con- 
ley and Duke Montague. Conley, until J 
recently stationed at Camp Williams, 
Utah, has been transferred to a Special 
Service unit at San Luis Obispo, Calif. 
Montague recently stored his equipment 
to don one of Uncle Sam's shoot suits. 

. . . DR. KARR'S spook opvy Is reported 
getting fat on Its Idnho tour. . . . AL 
SHARPE Is now at Camp Adair, Ore., 
attached to the Special Service unit.. 
"With the absence of USO-Camp Show 
troupes in this sector," writes Sharpe, 
"we have a helluva Job tout wo love it,” 

. . . RAY AND JUDY TERRELL are cur- 
rent at Boston’s Shangri-La. . . . BECK- 
MAN, Montreal magician, who has Just 
concluded a string of dates for A1 Nor- 
ton Attractions, Rochester, N. Y„ with 
a two-wceker at the Club Casa Blanca 
there, has departed for New York, where 
he opens at Leon and Eddie's, set by 
Lou Weiss. 



Carle To Double From Work 

HOUSTON, Aug. 21. — Sam Carle, now 
engaged in war work here, will play 
school date3 in this territory this fall 
and winter with a five-people company 
as a side line to his war duties. Cast 
will be all-fcolored and will present 
Grandpa Pulls a Boner, by E. F. Hannan. 



Rep Ripples 

M AXINE TUCKER, formerly Joan 
Bradley of the Boyd Trousdale 
Players, Is now on radio in Hollywood. 
. . . SUNNY DUVELL, former repster 
who for the last several years has been, 
cmseelng In Chicago nlterles, entered the 
navy August 10. . . . LELA (BABE) 
BICKFORD Is in demand In Omaha as a 
nurse. . . . DOROTHY REEVES Is still 111 
In Los Angeles, with her condition show- 
ing little change. . . . VIOLETTE VANCE, 
the original Mary Jane with the Huckle- 
berry Finn show. Is engaged In com- 
merci ai li nes In San Francisco. . . . 
LOCATED IN the same California city Is 
Lulu Nethaway, one of our faithful news 
contributors. . . . MAE BENOIT, for- 



B OB SHERMAN, veteran rep performer 
and playwright, was a recent visitor 
on the L. Verne Slout tenter, his humor- 
ous anecdotes on showbiz and Interesting 
data on the theater and actors making 
his visit a popular one with the Slout 
performers. . . . THE PERRENS are book- 
ing schools in Oklahoma and Texas with 
a dramatic bill. Drama in the Ninettes, 

by E. F. Hannan EMILE T. CONLEY 

and Hazel Felton — please send in your 
routes. Your letters were received at tho 
rep desk during the writer’s vacation 
and when we got around to answering 
them the routes given were no longer 
good. . . . DOROTHY RAY, of Nebraska, 
is in comerclal lines In San Francisco, as 
is Jessie Glide, long with Monroe Hopkins 
and Hlla Morgan. . . . HARVEY TWY- 
MAN, erstwhile repster and more recently 
or KOIL, Omaha, Is with the coast guards 
In Alameda, Calif. His .wife, Arlone, has 
shifted her writing and broadcasting 
activities to California to be near him. 



JOHNNIE MARTIN pencils from At- 
lanta that he ha3 a new-type Derbyshow 
coming up soon. He plans to reveal all 
the details In an ad on this page within 
the next week or two. 



DERBY SHOW 

IVeic Type 

WANTED 

M. C Stooges and Contestants. Mickey 
Thayer, Lenny Paige, Jimmie Ferenzl, Hobo 
and Elmer, contact by air mail. 

JOHNNIE MARTIN 

Atlanta Theatre 

25 Exchange Placo ATLANTA, GA. 



DERBYSHOW YEWS 

PVT. MORRIS W. SCHWARTZ Infos 
that he has been transferred from Ibrt 
Sill, Okla., to Camp Blandlng, Fla., for 
training In Special Service entertaining. 
Being 82 pounds overweight and having 
fallen arches and flat feet, Schwartz 
recently was offered a dlschargo but de- 
clined It and requested a transfer to a 
Job that would permit his putting on 
shows for the army lads. He’ll be at 
Camp Blandlng several weeks, after which 
he will be assigned to a Special Service 
battery. 



MICHAEL EDELSTEIN, on whom in- 
quiry was made here recently, scribbles 
from Reno, Nev., that after two years at 
the Nevada Club there he recently 
switched to essential work with the 
Southern Pacific Railroad. Mike would 
like to read a line here on his old walkle 
pals. 

CPL. CARL HERZOG and Pvt. Jimmy 
Stone pencil from Camp Wolters, Tex., 
that they’re still at It, but this time with 
tlncle Sam’s infantry. Both lads are In 
Station Hospital there for a rest, await- 
ing their certificates of disability dis- 
charges. In the meantime they'd appre- 
ciate hearing from their derbyshow co- 
workers of the past. "If any of tho gang 
think It’s hot where they are," write Carl 
and Jimmy, “let them try Toxas some 
time.” 



V ANTINE AND CAZAN, now in their 
10th month for USO-Camp Shows, 
Inc., have Just returned via bomber from 
their second off-shore tour. "It's the 
greatest show business on earth," they 
typewrite, "and we’re putting all our 
salary In’ the bank and buying War 
Bonds.” Vantlnc Is manager of the unit, 
and Stanley Burns, New York vent and 
magician, has been with the troupe the 
last six months. Vantlnc and Cazaa 
have been participating In many War 
Bond drives recently, with Cazan doing 
hor escape act while suspended from a 
high building 'to attract crowds. Each 
purchaser of u $100 War Bond Is given 
one of her autographed photos. . . . S. S. 
HENRY, whoso whereabouts has been a 
mystery to many of hla magic friends 
in recent years, 1 b managing a large 
nltery, the Chinese Duck Club, in Hous- 
ton. . . . FETE AND M1LLY BLACK- 
STONE left Detroit recently to Join Harry 
Blackstone on the Coast. . . . EDDIE 
COCHRAN, now overseas for USO, ap- 
peared on Boh Hope’s last show in the 
British Islos at the Odeon Theater, Lon- 
don, August 1. Others on the bill, besides 
Hope and Cochran, were Adolphe Men- 
Jou, Frances Langford, Jack Pepper, Hank 
Ladd, Grace Drysdale, Stubble Kaye, 
Brucetta, Hal LeRoy, Francetta Malloy 
and Rosatto’s CBS orchestra. Cochran 
writes that he’s getting a great bang out 
of showing for the servicemen and says 
the fighting lads go for magic in a big 
way NOVEMBER ISSUE of True De- 

tective magazine will carry a human- 
interest yarn on Lieut. Leo Allon Estes, 
Safety First Magician of the Kentucky 
State Patrol. Mag will bo on the stands 
around October 5, Lieut. Estes boasts 
one of the finest collections of magic 
photos in tho business. We had the op- 
portunity to look It over during our 
recent vacation and It’s really a darb. In 
addition. Lieutenant and Mrs. Estes 
proved excellent hosts. . . . JOHN ROCK, 
brother of Will Rock and a magician In 
his own right, Ls now engaged In com- 
mercial lines in Salt Lake City and play- 
ing an occasional club date on tho side, 
. . . MARINO POPE (Mrs. Glen Pope) la 
doing a single in clubs thru the West. 
Glen is with the navy stationed at San 
Diego, Calif. . . . REED NEWBURGER, 
recently discharged from the army on 
medical disability, is building a new 
magic turn. He plans on entering the 
lyceum field. 



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P.S.: Wanted — New or Used Coin Assorting and Counting Machine. 



INQUIRIES HAVE BEEN received re- 
cently on Stanley West, Maxine Lang, 
Clyde and Angie Hamby, Louie Merideth. 
Viola Comerford, Billy Willis, Ruthle 
Carroll, Elmer (Sparkplug) DuPrce, Jen- 
nie Bush, Hughlc Hendrlxson. Patty Pat- 
erson, Harry Hamby, Opal Fertig, Jack 
Berqulst, Millie Bungers, Roy Moyers, 
Peggy Thomas, Bus Stewart, Bonnie 
Lucas. Emory Hamby, Jimmy Ferenzl, 
Minnie Falvo, Joe Gruber, Dud NcIbou. 
Peggy Larry. Jerry Martin, Pal Nellca, 
Merrick Vlncelll. Joe Gulla, Lucille Tuck, 
Eddie Begley, Ruthle Booth, Charlie 
Caulfax, Joe King, Jane O’Neil, Harry 
Howell, Joe Rock, Joe Wicks, Billy Lawes 
Paul Chicago, Bonnie Johnson, Ralph 
Fowler. Billy and Billie Curts. Edna 
Nowell and Mario Alessandro. Shoot In 
a line, folks, and let your friends know 
where you are and what you’re doing. 



Clones OF SMOKE t~ 

and Many Other Amusing, Mystifying 
Trick* From Finger-Tip* and 
, . , , Empty Hand 

Just reach Into the air, and produce 
clouds of smoke — hundreds of them. 

Rub your hands together, and give your 
audience a genuine snowfall. Spin rib- 
bons three to five feet long. 

FHJOY THE THRILL 

of holding your audience spellbound I 
with your professional skill. 

tricky. tl*e entertaining, it'* _ 

aatlonal. All you need i* 
my Myutlo Taste that 
llt|urfie« into action. Abso- 
Art lately no dung noun chcm- 
tv ic*Ja used. 

— v Rend CO# for my tube that • 
will last for 35 full 
performance*. Of get SssfiV 
3 tube* for $1.00, 
while they lut. 

M. C. REGAN LABORATORIES 

Cal iron, N. J, 




August 28 , 1943 



The Billboard 



31 



Th c Final Curtain 



ABBOTT — Annie, 76, known as the 
“Georgia. Magnet," August 11 at County 
Hospital, Chicago. Miss Abbott, In pri- 
vate life Priscilla Rawllnson, tor many 
years was well known on the' vauclc cir- 
cuits, doing an act In which she defied 
the strongest men to lift her from the 
floor. She was born on an Indian reser- 
vation in Illinois. At one time she was 
married to Sir Cecil McLahlcn, brother 
of Victor McLahlen, the movie star. She 
was a life member of Show polks, Inc., 
and was buried in Mount Olive Ceme- 
tery, Chicago, by that organization. She 
had no known relatives. 

AGNEW— Myrtle. 61, wife of Prof. \V. H. 
Agnew, August 13 at Monroe (Mich.) 
Hospital,, of peritonitis. She was well 
known as a lecturer on petrification 
While exhibiting the Petrified Man us an 
attraction with Walter L. Main, Hagen- 
hock-Wallaco and Cole Bros.* circuses. 
Also survived by daughter, Mrs. L. J. 
Peters, Louisville. Burial August 18 in 
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago. 

BARTLETT — Jennie Dickerson, 87, 
concert and opera contralto star nearly 
u half' a century ago, August 14 at the 
Edwin Forrest Home, Philadelphia, where 
she had been a guest 15 years. She 
toured Europe for seven years as prlma 
donna with the Carl Rosa Grand Opera 
Company. Her outstanding role was said 
to have been that of Ostrud In Lohen- 
grin. Returning to the United States, 
she became a prominent figure on the 
American concert stage, touring the 
country with the Gilmore Concert Band 
;ind with such artists as Madame Abanl, 
Madame Gerster and Minnie Hauk. She 
retired in 1897, when she married John 
R. Bartlett, wealthy New Yorker, but 
returned to the stage upon Ills death in 
ID 18, playing in legitimate drama. Her 
last appearance was with Helen Hayes 
In Quarantine at the Henry Miller The- 
atei\ Services in the chapel of West 
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Au- 
gust 16. Surviving are a brother, Wil- 
liam P. Dickerson, of Iowa, and two 
sisters, Mrs. Maude Nolan and Mrs. 
Josephine Morse. 

BOVE— Pvt. John J., 19, son of Angelo 
Bove, manager of the Phlladelphia-La 
Scala Opera Company, August 12 of a 
heat stroke at Camp Hood, Tex. His par- 
ents, a brother and a sister survive. 
Services August 18 In Philadelphia, 
burial in Holy Cross Cemetery there. 

BROWNING— Art, 65, who for many 
years toured the major vaude circuits 
with his dog. Svengoll, August 16 at 
Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati, of a heart 
ailment. He had been in ill health since 
retiring from the stage 10 years ago. 
Browning, whose real name was Abe 
Brown, Joined the Dockstader Minstrels 
os a youth, n.nd before entering vaude 
toured with various tabloid units. lie 
Is said to have been one of the first to 
present a dog act in vaudeville. Serv- 
ices at Well Funeral Home, Cincinnati, 
August 18. Surviving are two sl6ters, 
Mrs. Philip Lisner and Mrs. Rhea Braun, 
Cincinnati, and a brother, Sam, New 
York. 

CLARK— N. T. (Tex.), 66, former di- 
rector of Swope Park Zoo, Kansas City, 
Mo., August 14 at the homo of Mr. and 
MS's. Walter C. Clayton in that city, 
where he had been convalescing for sev- 
eral months from a paralytic stroke. 
Complications which followed an attack 
of pneumonia in June caused his death. 
Beginning his career with a Tom show 
at the age of 9. Clark later Joined tho 
Gainsborough International Dramatic 
Repertory Company, leaving that organ- 
ization at the age of 13 to Join a circus. 
He presented an animal act with circuses 
until he went to Kansas City in 1919 to 
become head of the zoo. His develop- 
ment and operation of Swope Park Zoo 
won him an enviable reputation, and in 
1933 lie was elected president of the 
American Association of Zoological Parks 
and Aquariums. He left directorship of 
the zoo In January, 1D42, because of ill 
health. Clark was a member of tho 
Masons and Shrlners. He had no near 
relatives. 

CRISTANI— Seraflno, 47, cellist with 
the New York Metropolitan Opera or- 
chestra, at his home In New York Au- 
gust 17. Leaves his wife, Jolanda; a 
daughter and his mother. 

CROWE— E. C. (Eddie), 01, Hey Dey 
foreman with Mighty Sheesley Midway 
ancl Dodson's World's Fair and Hennles 
Bros.’ shows. July 10 in San Antonio of 
a heart attack. His widow survives. 
Burial In San Antonio. 

FISH — Mrs. Mao. at the home of her 
daughter in Los Angeles August 11. 
Service and burial at Forest Lawn Ceme- 
tery, Glendale, Calif., August 20. 

FRAZIER — Harry (Pop), 72, conces- 
sion operator with various carnivals and 



with Crescent Amusement Company this 
season, In a Plnehurst (N. C.) hospital 
after being stricken ill In Hemp, N. C. 
Frazier at one time operated his own 
shows and had rides on Johnny J. Jones 
Exposition. 

GOULDING— Paul, 66, formerly with 
Sousa's Band and In the pit orchestra at 
the Warner Theater, Bridgeport, Conn., 
in that city August 10 after a short ill- 
ness. He was also formerly bandmaster 
of the Coast Artillery Band of Bridge- 
port, the Shrine Band of Pyramid Tem- 
ple, and a member of the General Elec- 
tric Bund, Bridgeport. Survived by his 
widow, a daughter and two sons. 

GWYNN— James L., 38, radio engineer 
at WHO, Des Moines, in Rochester, Minn., 
August 9 following an operation for can- 
cer. He was one of the pioneers In radio 
broadcasting in Iowa. Ho became chief 
engineer at KMA, Shenandoah, la., in 
1922, Joining WHO in 1924. Survived 
by his widow, two sons and mother. 

HOLLAND— E. L., 47. known profes- 
sionally as Eddie Holcomb, In Eastern 
State Hospital, Lexington, Ky„ August 
14 of a complication of diseases. Ho 
was a well-known paperman and had 
traveled with circuses and carnivals. At 
press time hospital authorities were 
making efforts to contact relatives. 

HOLTZMAN— Major A. H., 64, brother 
of F. \V. Holtzman, concessionaire of 
Tampa, August 15 in Kansas City, Mo. 
Burial August 19 In Arlington Cemetery, 
Kansas City. 

KERN — Dr. Francis X., 92, musician 
and conductor, at his home In Fenton, 
Mich., August 14 after two weeks' ill- 
ness. He had a professional career of 85 
years In music, starting as a concert 
soloist at the age of 7 In New York. 
He conducted opera In this country and 
Europe for many years. For Ihe past 
seven years he had been church or- 
ganist at Fenton. 

LeVANN — Raymond C. (Joker), In the 
employ of Ralph and David B. Endy tho 
last 16 years. In Rocky Mount, N. C., 
August 13 of a cerebral hemorrhage. He 
was foreman of the Octopus Ride on 
Endy Bros. & Pi-ell's World's Fair Shosvs 
Combined at the time of his death. His 
widow, Dorothy, survives. Funeral serv- 
ices In Goldsboro, N. C., with burial Au- 
gust 8 In National Showmen's Associa- 
tion plot, Westchester Cemetery, New 
York. 

LEO — Benjamin, operator of the State 
Theater, Springdale, Conn., for over 12 
years, recently at Stamford, Conn., fol- 
lowing a heart attack. Ho was a brother- 
in-law of William Fox and back in 1929 
and for several years thereafter was In 
charge of all Fox metropolitan theaters. 
Survived by two daughters. 

LEWIS — David. 36, Negro musician 
known as Babe Lewis, August 16 in Des 
Moines after a short illness. Survived by 
a son and daughter. 

LEWIS — Jack W., 54. at Veterans’ Hos- 
pital. Bronx, N. Y.. August 11. Burial 
in Actors’ Fund plot, Kensico Cemetery, 
Westchester, N. Y. 

McNICHOLAS — Mrs. Mary, employed for 
the last two years as a piano player on 
Dlxlo Gordon’s Gay Neto Yorkers Revue 
on Mighty Sheesley Midway, recently in 
an Erie (Pa.) hospital. She had been 111 
several weeks. Her husband. Mike, in 
charge of the John D. Sheesley conces- 
sions, survives. 

MELNOTTE — Arm and, 68, at House of 
Calvary, Bronx. N. Y., August 9. Burial 
in Actors’ Fund plot, Kensico Cemetery, 
Westchester, N. Y. 

NEWMAN — Mrs. Henrietta Berger, 87, 
the last surviving member of the Berger 
Family who toured the country for years 
as the Swiss Hell Ringers, at her home 
In Jackson, Mich., August 13. Deceased 
was a singer with the Hess Opera Com- 
pany for some years after tho Berger act 
was disbanded. Survived by a daughter. 

O’LOGHLIN — James Peter, 60, general 
manager of 20th Century-Fox Films in 
Canada, In Montreal August 12. A prom- 
inent figure In Canadian motion picture 
circles for nearly 30 years, he also had 
been associated In the past with Paths, 
MOM and Fox Films. Survived by a son, 
four daughters, two sisters and a brother, 
William OLoghlln, manager of tho 
Palace Theater, Montreal. Services and 
burial August 14. 

PELOUBET— William S., 81, musician 
and songwriter, at his home In Naples, 
N. Y., August 14 following a heart at- 
tnck. Located for many years in New 
York, he retired to the Canandaigua area 
10 years ago. His widow survives. 

PETERSON — Ambrose, 82, old-time 
pitchman, August 16 at City Hospital. 
San Francisco, following a heart attack. 
Burial In Cypress Lawn Cemetery, San 
Francisco. 



Pl-IIPPIN — Sherman Henry, 45, of the 
J. F. Sparks Shows, from injuries sus- 
tained near Morgantown, W. Vu., Au- 
gust 9 when the Merry-Go-Round truck 
which ho was driving overturned hear 
Morgantown. He was a native of Wil- 
mington, Del. 

ROUSE — Wylie J., 84, former war cor- 
respondent and publicity man, at a Los 
Angeles sanitarium August 12. He cov- 
ered the Cuban campaign in the Span- 
Ish-Amerlcan War for a news syndicate 
and at various times handled the press 
for Banum & Bailey, Buffalo Bill Cody 
und Keller the Magician. He retired 16 
years ago. Ho leaves a daughter and 
grandson. 

SEALY — Edward Philip, 39, known as 
Ted Scaly, continuity writer at WMT, 
Cedar Rapids, la., killed In automobile 
crash August 13 near Cedar Rapids. Sur- 
vived by his mother and brother James. 

SHEPPARD — Pearl, wife of Frank R. 
Sheppard, electrician on Bantly’s All- 
American Shows, August 16 in Seneca, 
S. O. 

SHORT — Harry, 67, former musical 
comedy performer, at House of Calvary, 
Bronx, N. Y., August 17. Short played 
in China Rose, Ziegfeld Follies and Kid 
Boots, and was a member of Actors’ 
Equity Association, Lambs Club and the 
Masons. He was best known for bis 
stint as Alfred E. Smith in The Sidc- 
wallcs of New York. 

THORSEN — Nells Chris, electrician for 
Dumont Amusement Corporation, elec- 
trocuted while cutting out a high volt- 
age line at McKees Rocks, Pa., August 
15. A native of Sweden, Thorsen was 
with Beckmann & Gercty Shows last 
season. Body Is being held at County 
Morgue, Pittsburgh, pending location of 
relatives. 

WATSON— Mrs. Billy, wife of Billy 
(Beef Trust) Watson, well-known bur- 
lesque manager and producer, August 14 
at Fitkin Hospital, Neptune, N. J„ of 
cerosls of the liver. She appeared for a 
number of years with her husband’s 
show, handling the second lead. Burial 
In the family plot In McPhela Cemetery, 
Brooklyn. Surviving are her husband, 
three daughters and six grandchildren. 

YATES — Mrs, L. B.. mother of Mrs. 
H. N. Capell, owner of the Capell Bros.’ 
Shows. August 13 at her home In 
Lamar, Mo. 



TUaWtacjes 

CHARNESKI- JOHNSON— Felix Char- 
ncskl, of Fuir Park, Shreveport, La., and 
Katherine Johnson, nonpro, in Shreve- 
port recently. 

FOX -BREWER — Edward Fox,, former 
dancing partner of Mayrls Chaney, to 
Elaine Brewer In San Francisco August 
17. 

GARB EY-TALLY— Dick Gurbey and 
Lola Tally, concessionaires on John Mc- 
Kee Shows, In Farmington, Mo., August 
17. 

LESTER - FREEDMAN — Paul Lester, 
New York booking agent, to Cell Freed- 
man, nonpro, June 20 in Jewish Center, 
Williamsbrldgo. N. Y. 

LOGAN-WA1TS— John A. Logan, ride 
superintendent at Fair Park, Shreveport, 
La., and Mrs. Nlta Waits, nonpro, In 
Shreveport recently. 

MAOKLIN-O'MALLEY— Gordon Mack- 
lin to Barbara O'Malley, formerly on 
staff of Globe Theater, Clinton, Mass., 
recently at Lakohurst, N. J. 

MOTLEY-GOOD— Lt. Ray Motley, U. B. 
Army, to Dolly Good, emsee for WLW's 
Boone County Jamboree and Top o' the 
Morning shows, In Cincinnati recently. 

SURK1N -CHANEY— Martin Surkin, or- 
chestra leader known as Hcrsbcy Martin, 
to Mayrls Chaney, dancer, in Ban Fran- 
cisco August 17. 

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Buddy) 
Kearns August 0 in Philadelphia. Father 
Is trumpeter In John Warrington's or- 
chestra at Station WCAU, that city. 

A son to Mr. and Mrs. John Newhousc 
August 7 at Presbyterian Hospital, 
Philadelphia. Father is nnnouncer at 
WFIL, that city. 

A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Don Mar- 
tin August D at Osteopathic Hospital, 
Philadelphia. Father is production man- 
ager of WFIL. that city. 

A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jack 
Flynn August 11 at Bryn Mawr Hospital, 
Philadelphia. Father is district man- 
ager for Warner Bros. 

A boy to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Julian in 
Columbia, Mo., recently. Parents are 
concessionaires with the World of Today 
Shows. 

A daughter to Frank and Louisa 
Hanasukl at Missouri Baptist Hospital, 



St. Louis, August 12. Father is a con- 
cessionaire with A1 Bayslnger Shows. 

A daughter, Diane Louise, to Mr. and 
Mrs. David Kaufman at Grace Hospital, 
New Haven, Conn., recently. Father is 
artist for Loew-Poll Theater, New Haven. 

A son, Bartholomew Van, to Mr. and 
Mrs. Tlno Isgro In New York July 27. 
Father is sax player with Jimmy Long’s 
orchestra at Hotel New Yorker, New 
York. 

A daughter, Elizabeth Maurer, to Mr. 
and Mrs. Don Dowd August 14 at Swedish 
Covenant Hospital, Chicago. Father is 
announcer on the Blue Network at Chi- 
cago and interlocutor for the minstrel 
show on the Blue Frolics program. 
Mother is the former radio actress, Betty 
Anne Brown. 

A daughter, Mary Ann, to Mr. and Mrs. 
Anthony L. Gross August 10 in a Corn- 
wall (N. Y.) hospital. Mother is the 
former Anne Bryant, formerly with Mor- 
ris & Castle Shows. Father is the former 
owner of the Cotton Club, Newburgh, 
N. Y. 

A daughter, Janice Ann, recently to Mr. 
and Mrs. Ben Salomon. Father Is a Chi- 
cago advertising man. and mother, under 
the name of Vivian Frldell, has handled 
the role of Mary Noble In the radio serial, 
Backstage Wife, over Station WHA, Madi- 
son, Wls„ the last eight years, 

Dl voices 

La Verne Brown, carnival side-show 
ticket seller, from Ray Brown, clutch 
man with Bob Baldwin's rides, in Groat 
Falls, Mont., June 19. 

Doris Day, night club and radio 6lngor, 
from Alberf Jorden, musician with Bob 
Brandon's orchestra at Beverly Hills 
Country Club, Newport, Ky., In Cincin- 
nati July 27. Miss Day is currently, ap- 
pearing with Jimmy Wilbur’s orchestra 
at the Lookout House, Covington, Ky. 

Ethel T. Morton from Lon O. Morton 
July 17 In Houston. 

Mae West, film actress, from Frank 
Wallace, former vaude dancer, August 6 
in Los Angeles. 

Kathryn Szegedy Stevens, formerly 
with carnival side shows, from Raymond 
Stevens, ticket seller and talker with 
circuses and carnivals, July 26 In Cam- 
den. N. J. 

Billie Wortham from Marvin Wortham 
in St. Louis July 30. Both were with 
Hennles Bros, and World of Today shows. 

Sarah Shalffer from Howard (Tiny) 
Shalffer, night club entertainer, in San 
Francisco July 26. 

Claire Trevor Andrews, screen actress, 
from Clark Andrews, radio producer, in 
Los Angeles July 25. Interlocutory de- 
cree Issued July 13, 19+2. 

Wnuhlllau La Hay Wlldberg, former 
entertainment editor of The Chicago 
Sun, from John Wlldberg, New York 
playwright and producer, In Chicago 
July 29. 

Virginia Stanley Scrlpps in Wayne 
County Circuit Court, Detroit, August 
10 from William J. Scrlpps, general man- 
ager of WWJ. 

Arlene Whelan, stage and screen ac- 
tress, from Alex D'Arcy, film player, by 
Superior Judgo Henry M. Willis in Holly- 
wood August IB. 



WAR COMMITTEE 

(Continued from page 29) 
ply, free of charge, for these facilities tho 
necessary prints of 16 mm. factual or 
educational films, of a non-controvcrslal 
or non-partLsan nature, available from 
federal agencies, United Nations, semi- 
official or private sources. Such films on 
absenteeism, Industrial safety, wartime 
nutrition, food, women In war, wartime 
child care, War Bonds, salvago, rationing, 
man power, conservation, combat reports 
and other vital war problems are essen- 
tials of the nation's emergency informa- 
tion program. 

"We submit that two conditions are 
necessary to reach this objective: (1) 
Tho personnel for administering such a 
service must be trained nnd experienced 
in 18 mm. film distribution and utiliza- 
tion; and (2) To bo truly democratic and 
thoroly effective, this emergency 16mm. 
War Film Service of OWI must Include 
a 16mm. Advisory and Policy Committee, 
similar to the Newspaper Advisory Com- 
mittee established by Palmer Hoyt, di- 
rector of OWI Domestic. 

"This 16mm. Advisory and Policy Com- 
mittee should be thoroly representative 
of tho 16mm. field nnd should work 
closely for the duration with tho desig- 
nated heads of tho OWI 16mm. War Film 
Service In establishing basic policy, In 
determining types and quality of films 
to bo distributed and In developing 
utilization procedures." 




32 



The Billboard 

- S= Conducted by CLAUDE R. ELLIS. 



CARNIVALS 



August 2S, 1943 



ROBERT DOEPKER, Associate. Communications to 25 Opera Placa, Cincinnati 1, 0.= 



Miracle Gate at Toronto Date 



Fair for Britain Pulls 
230,000 Paid in Initial 
7 Days; Half Million Seen 

TORONTO, Aug. 21. — The Evening Quebec right after this monster "planned 



Telegram's second annum Fair for 
Britain, promoted and directed by J. W. 
(Patty) Conklin, finished Its first seven 
days of operation today with a paid gate 
of approximately 230,000. As the second 
ond final week neared, It seemed certain 
that the gate would hit 400,000 easily 
and might even touch half a million— 
If the weather is right— by the closing 
next Saturday (2B). 

Lost year at huge Riverdale Park, the 
attendance for the first seven days 
reached 257,000. sparked by a Young 
Canada Day crowd of 64,000 and a Labor 
Day mark of 57,000. Kids' Day Is yet 
to come, on Monday (23), and Labor Day 
Will be muffed because the dates of the 
second edition of Fair for Britain are 
August 13-28 (first day having been a 
preview which turned out to bo a literal 
washout), whereas last year’s stretch was 
lrom August 31 to September 12. 

The span was pushed ahead 17 days 
this year for a number of reasons, chief 
of which was that the Conklin Midway 
Is committed to play the exposition at 



Hennies in Big 
Biz Groove at 
Peru , III., Date 

PERU, 111., Aug. 21. — Hennlcs Bros.’ 
Shows concluded ono of the best stands 
of the season bo far at their week's en- 
gagement here, Chick Franklin, public- 
ity director, said this week. Rides and 
shows played to near-capacity crowds all 
week, and city and county officials vis- 
ited nightly, complimenting the 1 man- 
agement on the personnel and general 
appearance of the shows, Franklin said. 

Newspapers gave the shows front-page 
spreads In Peru, La Salle and Spring 
Valley, and a merchants' tie-up with War 
Stamps and give-away tickets resulted 
In over 4,000 children on hand for the 
Children's Matinee. A special family 
matinee, staged for war workers Sunday 
afternoon, brought out the best single 
day’s crowd. 

Lot was well laid out, under direction 
of Cash Wlltse and Denny Howard. 
Kuights of Florlans sponsored the shows' 
engagement. 



Schafer Successful 



fair. 

Regardless of the gate, which, It is safe 
to say even before the finish, will be in 
miracle figures, the 1943 Fair for Britain 
has already proved to be in the proverbial 
"bigger and better" bracket and will out- 
shine the 1942 attraction In every depart- 
ment. There are more entertainment, 
more pay attractions, more tie-ups. more 
stars, more events, more network and 
(See Toronto Miracle Gate opposite page) 



ErieEngagement 
Fair for Bantly 

ERIE, Pa., Aug. 21.— Bantly’s All- 
Amcrican Shows closed a week’s run in 
suburban Lawrence Park, August 7, to 
fair business under auspices of the Park 
Volunteer Fire Department. Committee, 
which consisted of members of the Gen- 
eral Electric plant here, co-operated. 
Rides obtained the best play on the 
week. 

G. C. Mitchell Is In the office as acting 
secretary, and Eddie Hailenger is ex- 
pected to Join soon as the new secretary. 
Station WERC here carried a 30-minute 
interview with members of the Side 
Show, Including Dot Carlson, Fat Girl; 
Gilbert Tracy, owner and manager; Doris 
Boxall and Ruth Kane. Harry Copping 
visited Thursday night. Shows were the 
fourth to appear locally. They followed 
a double appearance by Penn Premier 
Shows and a one-week stand by Mighty 
Sheesley Midway, both of whom did good 
business. 



Crescent Is Winner 
At Dates in Canada 

VANCOUVER, B. C.. Aug. 21.— Crescent 
Canadian Shows, following successful 
stands In Edmonton, Alta., and Prince 
George, B. C., opened a 10-day run at 
Larwill Park, downtown. August 11. 
Traveling in nine railroad cars, sbows 
made the long haul of over 700 miles 
from Prince George in good time. 

Line-up includes Silver Streak Rocket. 
Fly-o-Plane, Spitfire, Rolloplane, Tilt-a- 
Whirl, Ferris Wheel and Merry-Go-Round 
and 16 concessions. Henry Mcycrhoff Is 
owner-manager, with Stewart J. Soriven, 
assistant manager and general agent. 
Charles Spears Is chief electrician and 
Frank Gunns Is In charge of concessions. 



Lepers’ Benefit 
Adds $303.30 to 
Coast Club Fund 

OCEANSIDE. Calif., Aug. 21 .—Cemetery 
Fund of the Pacific Coast Showmen's 
Association was $303.30 richer this week 
following receipt of a donation lrom Ted 
LeFors, leasee owner of Steffens Superior 
Shows. Figure represented the results of 
a benefit party held July 26 on the shows 
at Victory Amusement Park, where the 
organization has been playing to good 
business since opening June 6. 

Event was held on the occasion of 
Mario LeFors’s birthday and, altho staged 
in a light-restricted zone, this year's 
crowd was tho largest thus far. Guests 
coming In from Los Angeles Included 
Elmer and Estelle Hanscom, Bam and 
Lucille Dolman, Mrs. H. V. Lear, Peggy 
Bailey and Ann and Alex Stewart. Lucille 
King came in from San Diego. Local 
concessionaires were C. A. and Beulah 
White, Ethel Krug, Tony Nelson, Frank 
and Beuluh Powers, Sis Dyer, Mr. and 
Mrs. Paul Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin 
Melton und daughter, Tommy and Peggy 
Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Evans and 
daughter, Joe Friday, John and Ethel 
Houghtaling, Alice and Earl Stoner, 
Avalon Sullivan, Lucille Zimmerman, 
Mary and Harold Cooke, Aloha and Jessie 
Myers, James Rogers, Lou Johnson, 
George Morgan, Betty and Glenn Hunter, 
Harold Long, Orll Tyra, Jack and Lou 
Kent, Ginger Wade, O. D. Barnlull. W. D. 
Cope, Jack Morris, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. 

(See LcFORS’ BENEFIT on page 37) 



Meyers-Frock Hosts 
To Reg. Associated 
Troupers in L. A. 

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21.— Regular As- 
sociated Troupers' Club hold its August 
10 meeting on the Meyers-Frock Shows, 
with BUI Meyers as host. Meyers laid 
out a 150-foot area for the meeting and 
party which followed. Attendance broke 
previous records, und tho bank night 
award, which went to President Estelle 
Hanscom. was the largest of the season 
so far. President Hanscom donated one- 
half of it to the club and the rest wag 
turned over to TUUe Palmatier. 

Nancy Meyers presided as president 
pro tern, with Jenny Perry, first vice- 
president, and LucUlc Dolman, secretary- 
treasurer. Special award went to Lucille 
King. It was donated by Lucille Pounds 
Hodges. Perfume, donated by LlllabeU 
Lear, was auctioned and won by Eldon 
Frock, who re-auctioned to Lucille King. 
Then In the spirit of fun, to see how 
many times it could be placed on tho 
block, Lucille King knocked It down to 
Harry Warren, who auctioned it back, 
and the final bid from Elenore Frock 

(See Meyers-Frock Hosts on page 37) 



WT Registers 
40% Hike at 

Ozark Empire 

• 

Biz up 75 per cent first 
two days — combo gets 
Okla. Free Fair contract 

• 

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.. Aug. 21.— World of 
Today Shows, providing the midway at 
Ozark Empire District Fair, August 15-21, 
for the second consecutive year, closed 
tho run tonight with an estimated 40 
per cent Increase In business over 1942. 
Owncrs-Operators Denny Pugh and Joe 
Murphy said attendance and business the 
Initial two days of the fair showed a 76 
per cent Increase over last year. 

There were 14 rides. 11 shows and 
about 40 concessions in the llnc-up, with 
Suicide Simon as the free act. Top 
money shows for the week were Johnny J. 
Bejano’a Side Show, with Charles 
Chavanue on the front; James Dun- 
lavey’s Snake Show, Bob Randy’s Big 
, (See WT BIZ HIKE on page 37) 



Motor City Good 
Draw at Five-Day 
Detroit Location 

DETROIT, Aug. 21.— Motor City Shows, 
under direction of Vic Horowitz, regis- 
tered their most successful stand of the 
season thus far for the flvc-day engage- 
ment here. Organization day and dated 
Ringjing-Barnum Circus. Shows were 
spotted on a former used car sales lot 
at Llvernois and Lyndon avenues Thurs- 
day, moving In a day ahead or the circus. 
It was the first time a carnival lias 
played opposition to the Big Show hero 
in several years. 

Business was only average opening day, 
but it reached large proportions the rest 
of the stand. Horowitz planned to stay 
or. the lot, which is a new one for a 
carnival, until tomorrow, despite a seri- 
ous drop in business. 

Shows have been cut to six rides for 
the duration because of the labor short- 
age and transportation problems. Rides 
were running for the live days at 25 
cents for adults and 15 cents for chil- 
dren, with a constant line-up at the box 
office. 

Glenn Hawkins is assisting Horowitz 
In the operation of the shows this season. 



Crafts 20 Big Set 
For 2-Week Run in 



At Three-Week Date 
In Texarkana, Tex. 

TEXARKANA, Tex., Aug. 21. — Schafer 
Shows successfully concluded a three- 
week engagement here August 15 under 
auspices of tho American Legion Post, 
with Legion Commander Bondurant and 
Commander-Elect Williams elated over 
the amount of money shows turned over 
to their treasurer. Shows carry 7 rides 
and 20 concessions. Free act is Fearless 
Shaffer. 

W. A. Schafer Is owner-manager, with ' 
Mrs. Schafer in charge or the office. Jess 
C Wrlgley. who has his two rides booked 
on the show, does the advance work and 
publicity. Mrs. J. C. Wrlgley has the 
corn game. Otho Bates is concession 
manager; Joe Mullins, ride superintend- 
ent; Floyd Vincent, chief mechanic and 
in charge of motor equipment. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Trim war are oper- 
ating ball games on the shows. Shows 
were organized in Dallas July 15 and 
have successfully played army and de- 
fense towns since their bow. 



Strates Acids Two S. C. Fairs; 
Endy-Prell Winner in Richmond 



UTICA, N. Y., Aug. 21.— William C. 
Fleming, general agent James E. Strates 
Shows, playing a week’s engagement 
here, returned last week from a swing 
around tho Southern Fair Circuit on 
which he booked the organization as 
the midway attraction at Orangeburg 
and Anderson (S. C.) fairs. Fleming 
says plenty of activity prevails in the 
South and the shows will begin their 
fair trek next week at Batavia, N. Y. 
Combo has a circuit of 14 weeks, Includ- 
ing engagements at Bloomsburg and 
York (Pa.) fairs. 

Clyde Davis Joined this week to take 
over the Vanities Show. AH rides and 
shows have been repainted and over- 
hauled In preparation for tho fair tour. 

Eddie Jackson, press agent, has dis- 
carded his crutch and cane, and Is doing 
a good Job on publicity. WlUls Johnson 



is in charge of the billing brigade. 

Manager James E. Strates’ family has 
been with the shows and will return to 
the farm this week. Wednesday night’s 
Get-Together Club Is doing a good job 
of putting on special shows for the Am- 
bulance Fund and Smokes for Yanks. 

Dick O'Brien, assistant manager, has 
recovered from illness and is doubling 
ahead and back with show. Keith Buck- 
ingham, purchasing agent, is getting ma- 
terials together for the upkeep and 
building of paraphernalia. 

Abe Rubens and Nick Bozinas are In 
charge of the main office, and Frank 
Zacarolll, auditor, visited the shows and 
reported everything okay. A1 Tomalni’s 
Side Show and Leo Carrel’s Hollywood 
Monkey are top money getters on the 
shows. Van Ault's Penny Arcade, new 
(See ENDY-PRELL WINS on page 62) 



Oakland Ball Park 

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 21.— At the 
regular meeting of the city council last 
week, Crafts 20 Big Shows were Issued 
a two-week permit to exhibit at the 
Pacific Coast League Baseball Park on 
41st Street and San Pablo Avenue. Ball 
park Is the home of the Oakland ball 
team, which concludes its 1943 schedule 
before the shows pull on the grounds. 

Shows will be erocted on the grassy 
infield of the park, with a separate en- 
trance to be made off San Pablo Avenue, 
the shows using their chrome main en- 
trance archway with the new dim-out 
featured light, towers. 

Emeryville, long known as ono of the 
best carnival dates In and around the 
West Coast Bay area towns, has been 
closed to shows for some time, partly 
because of the military situation, and 
Inability of agents to find a lot. W. Leo 
Brandon, general agent, solved the lot 
situation, and Roy E. Ludlngton, O. N. 
Crafts, and John Ragland, of the shows' 
business staff, solved the permit problem. 
Date follows the two-week dates to bo 
played in downtown Oakland. 



August 28, 1943 



CARNIVALS 



The Billboard 33 



Endy-Prell Showfolk Attend 
Le Vann Goldsboro Funeral 

GOLDSBORO, N. C., Aug. 21.— About 
200 members of Endy Bros. & Prell's 
World's Fair Shows Combined attended 
funeral services in Seymour Funeral 
Chapel here August 17 for Raymond C. 
(Joker) Le Vann, who died In Rocky 
Mount, N. C., August 13 of a cerebral 
hemorrhage. Foreman of the Octopus 
ride on the shows when he died, he had 
been in the employ of Ralph and David 
B. Endy for the liust 15 years. 

Numerous floral tributes from show- 
folk friends surrounded the bier. Body 
was shipped to New York for burial in 
the National Showmen's Association plot. 



TORONTO MIRACLE GATE 

(Continued, jrom opposite page) 
local radio programs, more action at the 
5,000-seat fun bowl and much more con- 
cession footage. 

Rodeo Featured 

The midway itself is highlighted and 
fortified by a terrifically exploited George 
Adams rodeo, featuring Billy Hammond, 
and is counted upon to take top revenue 
with a three-a-day policy. The rodeo, 
(presented in a big arena, has been 
averaging about 6,000 customers a day, 
and at this rate will clock round 85,000 
before the run becomes history. 

Another big build-up goes to the 
Conklin circus, tagged as Will Hills's So- 
ciety Circus, and given under a brand 
new 90-foot top with four 40-foot middle 
pieces. This attraction has also been 
luring customers in heavy numbers. 

All proceeds of the 10-cent gate go to 
The Telegram's British War Victims' 
Fund, which as of today had $2,085,886 
accumulated in the tlil over a period of a 
little more than two years. Of this stag- 
gering amount for embattled Britons, the 
Conklin Shows, via Fair for Britain, Fun 
Bowl donations and contributions made 
elsewhere on the grounds, Including 
benefits put on by the showmen and 
concessionaires (the big one is tomorrow 
night), are expected to account for be- 




OCTOPUS AND ROLLOPLANE 

tTn 1 b S? k * fter , SePt Ifltb first-class Octopus and 
Roll-o-Pbne with transportation on show having good 
route. Don't wire., write. 

RED ELLMAN 

2230 No. B6th Street MILWAUKEE, WI6. 



tween $60,000 and $70,000, depending up- 
on results of the final lap next week. 

Last year the fund was enriched at 
the fair by approximately $43,000. Tire 
current engagement is two days longer 
and with more attendance and dona- 
tions plus more government-sponsored 
attractions upon which to count, a mark 
of $60, 000-plus should be a cinch. 

Sunday Concert Draws 

A huge turnout, including thousands 
who sat on the hills surrounding River- 
dale Park’s natural amphitheater (the 
way they do around the track at fairs to 
avoid paying admission) greeted an elab- 
orately drummed-up Sunday concert (16) 
presented in the spacious Fun Bowl. 
Ceremonies were touched off by an ad- 
dress by Ontario Premier-Designate 
George A. Drew, Just as the Friday pre- 
vious, to mark the preview. The Fair for 
Britain was opened by Sir Samuel Jos- 
eph, Lord Mayor of London, via radio- 
phone direct from Mansion House of the 
United Kingdom. The Lord Mayor is 
keeper of the British War Victims' Fund, 
and hence his address had a direct re- 
lationship to the fortnight's activities, 
which are being directly sponsored again, 
by the Toronto District Business Men’s 
Council. 

The concert was in tribute to the 
home and fighting fronts of the British 
Empire and England itself, and the last 
half was aired over stations CFRB and 
CBY, Toronto; CKTB, St. Catharines, 
and CKOC, Hamilton. 

Erin O'Brien-Moore, current at the 
Royal Alexandria in the leglter. Smilin’ 
Thru, recited a stirring chapter from the 
novel, This Above All. The star was aug- 
mented by prominent Canadian vocalists 
and military bands, and the co-producers 
of the event wofe John Collingwood 
Reade and Alan Savage, who devised a 
combination of pop and longhair stuff. 

Scottish Day Big 

Another of the week's features was 
Scottish Day, Wednesday, and here, too, 
the nerve-center of action was the Fun 
Bowl, which kept going for 12 hours 
without let-up. There were dozens of 
events of a competitive nature for the 
picturesque Highlanders. The next eve- 
ning the big presentation was a mid- 
night Jamboree, all proceeds to the fund, 
sponsored by the local broadcasting in- 
dustry and climaxed by a $500 Victory 
Bond Bingo. The stars here were Ethel 
Barrymore Colt, chirping daughter of 
Ethel Barrymore, and Clint Buehlman, 
emsee of Station WBEN's "Wake-Up pro- 
gram, who is broadcasting from the Bowl 
each morning. Airings were over the 
four local stations and the national net- 
work. On tap were Wally Armour, mu- 
sical director of CFRB, and his ork; Bert 
Nlosl, Canada's "King of Swing," and 
numerous other entertainers from local 
and territorial showbiz marts. Patty 
Conklin and George A. Wilson donated 
$600 in prizes to build the gimmick. 
Ducats were 60 cents as per last year. 
Added attractions were from the Adams 
Rodeo, Including Jinx Honglund's Hippo- 
drome Troupe, and rope artists Earl and 
Janice Sutton, plus, of course, the reg- 
ular free acts— D'Arcy Sisters, Sensational 
Marlon and Harry Froboess, booked by A1 
Martin. (Miss Colt was dragged in as a 
tie-up for her starring appearance next 
week In Tonight or Never.) 

Days Designated 

Each day this week and next gets the 
benefit of designation. The opening was 
Warriors’ Day, and from there on as 
follows: Monday, Children’s Day; Tues- 
day, Navy Day; Wednesday, Scottish and 
Crippled Children’s Day; Thursday, Ra- 
dio Day and Jamboree; Friday, Show- 
men's League of America Day. Today 
was War Workers^ Day. 

Next week (Thursday) the big noise 
will be Mary Pickford and Ladies’ Day. 
Shares at $1 each are being sold on the 
Mary Pickford Bungalow, the former 
screen star being the most famous of 
natives who made good In the States. 
Her birthplace Is in the Greenwich Vil- 
lage sector of Toronto. Bungalow project 
Is sponsored by Lions’ International and 
Gerrard Business Men’s Association. Net 
proceeds will be divided, 40 per cent go- 
ing to the BWVF, 50 per cent to the 
Lions’ British Child War Victims Fund 
and 10 per cent to the Maltese War Re- 
lief Fund. 

Next week the “days” are: Monday, 
Kids' Day; Tuesday, RCAF Day; Wednes- 
day, Reserve Army Day; Thursday, Mary 
Pickford Day; Friday, Horse Show and 
Sportsmen’s Day, and Saturday, the clos- 
ing, Civilian Defense Corps Day. 

Conklin Shows grossed about $125,000 
on the date last year and is expected to 
do as well this trip and may even sur- 
pass that tall figure the way things look. 



N.J. STATE FAIR 

TRENTON, N. J. 

Week September 12 — 7 Big Days, Starting Sunday 

Can place complete Sot of Rides or Single Rides of any kind for this fair. 
Space now on sale for legitimate Merchandise Concessions of oil kinds, ex- 
cepting Bingo. 

BIG LABOR DAY CELEBRATION located in the heart of defense city. 
10 Big Days and 10 Big Nights. August 30 to September 9 Inclusive. 
PHILLIPSBURG, N. J., under auspices of American Legion and Fire Companies. 
WANT — Roll-o-Plane, Octopus and Tilt-a-Whirl with own transportation to 
join for this engagoment and for balance of the season of fairs, ending the 
latter part of November. 

WANT — All legitimate Merchandise Came Concessions. 

MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND PLACE FOR NOT OVER TWO WORKINGMEN 
as all departments filled up right now with topnotch men. 

WANT — Shows for circuit of outstanding fairs. All address 

Cetlin & Wilson Shows 

This Week, Doylestown, Pa. 

P'S. — -Want first-class Chair-o-Planc Foreman to join at ones. 



SCOTT EXPO SHOWS 

WANT 

For long season, 10 Fairs. Want to buy Octopus with trans- 
portation. Want Musicians and Performers. Salaries from office. 
Grind Shows, legitimate Concessions, Ride Help that Drive Semis. 
Kingsport, Tenn., this week; Knox County Fair, Knoxville, 
Tenn., follows. 



AMERICAN LEGION FALL FESTIVAL 

Big Rapids, Michigan, 4 Days, beginning September 1. 

To he held on the strcetB in the rriiiciiial business district. This will bo the only celebration for Big 
Rapids this year, ne the 4th of July Celebration and tlio County Fair were both canceled for tills year. 
WANTED — Independent Show* and Concessions for this date and for the Gratiot County Free Fair 
at Ithaca, Michigan, which follows Big Rapids. Address: 

W. G. WADE SHOWS 

SANDUSKY, MICHIGAN, THIS WEEK 



CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. CHATHAM, N.Y. 

AUC. 31 -SEPT. 1 & 2 SEPT. 4 (FREE GATE), 5, 6 (LABOR DAY) & 7 

RIDES — All booked for Cambridge, can place Tilt or Octopus for Chatham. CONCESSIONS — 
Can place Merchandise Wheels for both Fairs. Chas. Wulpe, confirm. Cookhouse for both 
Fairs. Exclusive for Chatham. Will sell exclusive on Pop Corn and Candy Apples for Chatham. 
Will place one Coupon Store for both Fairs. Can place Scales, Ball Carnes, Penny Pitch. 
Novelties, Frozen Custard for Cambridge. SHOWS — Clrl Shows sold. Can place Grind 
Shows for both Fairs, 25%. Bingo sold for both Fairs. Ben Herman and Sam Levy, wire. Address 

ROSS MANNING 

Radio City Hotel. T09 W. 49th St., New York City. Phone; Cirdo g-5880. 



WANTED FOR 

JAMES E. STRATES SIDE SHOW 

Good Bally Act and good Pit Attraction. Also Talkers and Grinders, useful 
Side Show People. Can place sober Tattooed Artist. Wire or write 
AL TOMAINI, Mgr., Rochester, New York. 



shows — CAPELL BROS. CONCESSIONS 

Oswego, Kansas, Free Fair this week. Big Labor Day and Rodeo Celebration next week, 
Pittsburg, Kansas. Stillwater, Okla., District Free Fair follows, week Sept, 13. Have good 
route payroll towns, strong auspices and uptown. Place all Concessions, Shows with own 
outfits. Place capablo Agents. No drunks or junkies. All address: 

* H. N. CAPELL, Oswego, Kan., this week; Pittsburg next, or per route. 





34 



The Billboard 



CARNIVALS 



August 26, 1943 



3000 BINGO 



35 card*. S3. BO; 60 card*, $4.00; 75 card). 54.50; 
100 card*, $6.60; 150 card*, 58.25; 200 card*. 
811; 250 cards, S13.75; 300 card!, 51660. 
Remaining 2700 cards SB per 100 for card* enlf 
— marker* or tally omitted. 

No. 3 carda — Heavy, Green, Yellow, Red — Aril 
let *f 60 or 100 cards, per oard 8<. 



3000 KEIVO 

Uade in 30 seta or 100 cards each. Pliyed in 8 
row* across the cards — not up and down, Lisht- 
weisht cani. Pir set of 100 card*, tally card, 
calling markers, 53.50, 

All Bingo and Lotto sets are complete with wood 
marker*, tally and direction sheet. All cards size 6*T. 

LIGHT WEIGHT BINGO CARDS 
Black on white, postal card thickness. Oin ho 
retained or discarded. 3,000. lire 6*7. per 100, 
51.25. In lot* of 1,000, 81 Per 100. Calling 
markers, extra, BOf. 

Automatlo Bingo Shaker. Real Clan ....512.50 
8,000 Jock Pot Slip* (strip* of 7 number*), 

per 1,000 1.*» 

M. W. Card *, 6*7; Whlto, Green, Rad, 

Yellow, 52.00 par 100. 

8,000 Small Thin "Brcwnla" Bings Ihests, 

7 color*, pad* of 25. 8lio 4*6. per 1 ,000. 1.28 

8,000 Featherweight Bings Sheet*, B 1 /, *8. 

Loose. 81.25 per M. Stapled In pad* of 

25. Por M 1.50 

Be* of 25,000 Black Strip Card Marker* . . 1.00 

All abote prices are transportation extra. Catalog 
and sample card* free. No personal check! accepted, 
We pay excise tax. Immediate drllierr. 

J. M. SIMMONS & CO. 

19 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 



GREAT SUTTON SHOWS 

WANT 

Com Came, Photos, Roll-o-Plane and 
Octopus for best route lr» the South. 
Address: Coorgetowrt, III., this week; Law- 
reneevnie, III., Aug. 30-Sept. 4; Rosielarc, 
III., Sept. 6-11; then Arkansas. 



SECOND HAND SHOW PROPERTY FOR SALE 

520.00 Hand Organ. Play* paper rolls. 

575.00 Khaki Tent, 10x20 ft., sidewall and border. 

55.00 New Govt. Desk Trunk. Cost $30.00. 

54.00 New Sailor Hammock with ropes. 

55.00 Electric Nut Warmer, working order. Bargain. 
50f Ea. Red, White, Blue Pennants, 36*65 Inches. 

WEIL'S CURIOSITY SHOP 
12 Strawberry St. Philadelphia, Pa. 

JOHN McKEE SHOWS 



Oregon Notes 

' By VIRGINIA KLINE 

SALEM, Ore.— I drove to Seattle with 
the Salem Mounted Posse, where It gave 
an exhibition drill in the recent Seattle 
Horse Show. Show was a One one put on 
by the sheriff's posse of Seattle anti was 
well attended. Abo Lefton, the an- 
nouncer, did a swell Job, altho the 
swanky Western clothes Abe wears would 
be sufficient attraction without his pow- 
erful voice and ready humor. He wore 
a fawn-colored outfit that was a wonder 
for cut and color. Herman Holcomb, 
who did the clowning, kept the crowd 
laughing with his and his mule's antics. 
Sunday afternoon two of the Salem posse 
collided In a thread-the-needle number 
of its drill and L. M. Ramage sustained 
a fractured skull from which he died the 
next day. It was a hard blow to the 
posse, as he was a valued member of it. 
and a member of the Salem City Council. 

In Seattle I caught Arthur Bros.’ Shows 
and saw the periormanco on the night 
of July 31 when the show did a good 
business, altho thero was another show In 
town and the Ice Follies and the Horse 
Show. I renewed acquaintance with 
Mrs. Towne, who was formerly Mrs. 
Hnrry Cady and she trouped with the 
Kline Shows. Her husband has a taxi 
business in Seattle and she Is living 
there. After the show Mr. and Mrs. Fred 
Yaglla, Walton de Pellaton and Mrs. 
Laura Anderson (not Mrs. Bud Ander- 
son) took in some night life and enjoyed 
cocktails In the Yaglla rooms at the hotel. 
We also visited Virgil Snow, who has a 
Penny Arcade on Second Street, working 
to excellent patronage. 

Walton de Pellaton is having a great 
time touring the Northwest, as he saya 
hotels charge him double, even tho he is 
alone, as they will not rent rooms to a 
single because they can get more from 
doubles. He said suggestions that he got 
married to save money on rooms were 
out of order. Fred Yaglla, who has some 
new Ideas for rides of the future, said a 
toboggan ride with the riders on regular 
toboggans would go over good If bulit 
right. This is Mrs. Yaglia’s first season 
on the road. She was looking for a 
pocketbook while in Seattle and when 
she went in to buy they showed her the 
ones that the newly rich shipyard work- 
ers buy and the lowest price was the $30 
class, so she decided to use the one she 

(See OREGON NOTES on page 61) 



FAIRS — J . F. SPARKS SHOWS — FAIRS 

The Cream of the South 



Aug. 30-Sept. 4 
Blount County Fair 



Sept. 6-1 1 
Sevlor County Fair 



5opt. to-is 

Walker County Fair 



Sept. 27-Oet. 2 
Fall Festival 
Gadsden. Ala. 


Oct. 4-9 
Fall Festival 
Anniston, Ala. 


Oct. 11 -JG 
American Legion Fair 
Sylacauga, Ala. 


' Oct. 18-23 

Jackson County Fair 
Marianna. Fla. 


Oct. 25-Nov. 2 
Bay County Fair 
Panama City, Fla. 


Nov. 8-13 

Armistice Celebration 
Apalachicola, Fla. 



Can place Shows with own equipment. Especially want Fat Girl, Monkey Circus. 

Any good Grind Shows. 

Want Ridg Men tor Twin Wheels, Spitfire. Vilt. Octopus, ihair-o-Plano, ' Mcrry-Go-Rouni 
Prefe r those who drive Semis. Positively must be sober and reliable. 

Want Performers and Musicians (or Minstrel. Especially want trumpet, Trombone, Bass. 
Top salaries out of the office. 

This show plays the best money dates In the South. 

All replies: |. F. SPARKS, Portsmouth, Ohio, this week. 



PARK AMUSEMENT CO. 



WANTS TO BUY 



Allan Hersehel! Kiddie Ride. Must be in good shape. Also 
No. 5 Eli Wheel. Also High Striker and Octopus Ride. Would 
buy complete Carnival. Write or wire CLIFF LILES, Bentley 
Hotel, Alexandria, Louisiana. 



WANTED 

Dillon’s joyland Shows 

CAN PLACE CONCESSIONS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION; NO EXCLUSIVE. 
DON’T WIRE; COME ON, I WILL PLACE YOU. SHOWS WITH OWN 
OUTFITS. WILL BOOK OR BUY TILT. OCTOPUS OR ANY OTHER NOVELTY 
RIDE. PLAYINC THE BEST ROUTE OF DEFENSE TOWNS ON THE PACIFIC 
COAST, IMPERIAL VALLEY, THIS WINTER. ADDRESS ALL REPLIES TO 
JACK DILLON, CALIFORNIA HOTEL, OAKLAND; EMERYVILLE, CALIF., 
AUCUST 23-SEPTEMBER 12; OAKLAND, TWO WEEKS, COMMENCING 
SEPTEMBER 14; INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT, SAN FRANCISCO, FOUR 
WEEKS. 



JONES GREATER SHOWS WANT 

For the following Fairs and Celebrations: Webster County Fair, Week August 
30; Sutton, Clay and Ripley to follow. 

Can place Flat Ride. Want legitimate Concessions of all kinds. Want 
Carnival Electrician. Ride Help, come on; will place you. Address 

PETE JONES, Marlinton, W. V a . 


Below Is What We Have and Whai We Wanl 

W® have Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel, Octopus, Roll-o-Plano, Chalrplane. Want any 
i r? ldo 0wn t ranspor,ati . on - We have tops and frames for real showmen. Will place 

Gir Show with or without equipment. Tommy Thompson, answer. Good proposition for 
String and Money Show. Can place legitimate Concessions of all kinds, including small 
Cook House and Frozen Custard. Show heading south. Help wanted. Foremen for Wheel, 
Roll-o-Plane and Chairplane. Truck Drivers and other Help, come on. Can place you at 
top salary. Wanted — Electrician. Must understand Diesel plant. Also Special Agent. Musi 
have car. Fair Secretaries In Virginia and Carollnas, have two open weeks. 

R. C, McCarter, Cencral Manager. William P. Reilly, Business Manager. 

UNITED AMERICAN SHOWS 

MT. HOLLY, NEW JERSEY 


JFNNFRS FAIR 

. JENNERSTOWN, PENN., FOUR DAYS AND NIGHTS, AUGUST 31 TO SEPTEMBER S. 

Juniata County lair. Port Royal, Penn., fire days nnd nights, September 7lb to 1 1 Hi. followed by 
Htan Soup Picnic. McClure, Penn. Want Concessions of all kinds, will sell exdusiro on Rlngo. Will 
furnish complete outfit for Shows and place Rideu not conflicting with Octopus, RoU-o-Plane, Ferris 
Wheel, Oban-plane. Kiddie Airplane Swings and Pony Ride. Want Hide Help on all Rides, also 
Oh airplane Foreman. High salary paid. Wire or write 

JOHN GECOMA, Manager 

BRIGHT LIGHT EXPOSITION SHOWS 

HOUTZOALE, PENNSYLVANIA, THIS WEEK. 




MAMMOTH 25th ANNUAL LABOR DAY CELEBRATION 

Farmington, Michigan, Four Day*, Four Nights, Scptomber 3, 4, 5 and 6, 
Including Labor Day. 

Wanted — Concessions of all kinds that work for 10 cents. No oxduiive. 
Come on. Plenty money here. Heart of defense area. This week, 
Armada, Mich., Fair. Wire 

ROSCOE T. WADE 


LABOR DAY CELEBRATION 

Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 2-12— Downtown Location— 2 Saturdays and 2 Sundays. 

Same date as New York State Fair, which is out for duration. 

Can place Bingo, also clean 10-Cent Stock Stores. Can place Ten-ln-One, Pit Shows with 
own oquipment. Place Roll-o-Plane and Tilt. Want Help In all departments, one more 
sensational Free Act. 

FRED ALLEN SHOWS 

107 OBERST STREET SYRACUSE, M. Y. 




DICK’S PARAMOUNT SHOWS WAN! 

Chairoptane Foreman, Merry-Go-Round Help, Semi Driycrs, Truck Mochanlei. 
Top pay. Sure, long season. Want Kiddie Rides. Write or wire 
DICK CILSDORF, Lancaster, Pa., August 23-28 Incl. 


Heller’s Acme Shows Want 

Grind Stores, no Rolldowns or Coupons. Will place Bingo, Diggers, Custard, Penny Arcade, 
anything that works tor 1 0 cents. Want Ferris Wheel Foreman, wages no object. Book 
Showv with own putfits. Passaic, N. J., week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 4; Montclair. N. J., 
Sept. 6 to 11. All address this week: 1 H 

HARRY HELLER, Care Carnival, Oliver Street, Newark, N. |. 


WANT-L. J. HETH SHOWS— WANT 

SB SHE TEN-WEEK* CON- 
ki Sltfeshow R Icrmn" DESCR PTI . 0N - JO )OIN AT ONCE. Outstanding Freak to feature 
o? off?c«^r , irt! 5 r« 0 ri P i e *ii Week ’ ] v1u5lclan5 » nd Chorus Girls for Minstref Show. Salary out 
of office. Girls for Girl Show and Posing Show. Address all replies to 






August 28, 1943 



CARNIVALS 



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35 



Club Activities HER£ -JJ~ BOYS 



Showmens Heajue 

c| Gmelica 



Tlational 



Sherman Hotel 
^ Chicago 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Pall and winter 
meetings will get under way soon. Dues 
and applications are coming In nicely. 
Recent Red Cross donations were re- 
ceived from Curly James, Irving Malltz, 
Oscar C. Buck, William Claire, T. A. 
Stevens, Joe Murphy, Fred G. Johnson 
and Forest Freeland. Ralph G. Lockett 
lettered, enclosing $10 for the Service- 
men's Fund. Cemetery Fund Drive do- 
nations wore received from Oscar C. 
Buck, R. N. Adams, Babe La Bade, 
Maurice R. Franks, Coleman Bros.’ Shows 
and C. A. Sonnenberg. Applications on 
hand to be presented for ballot at an 
early meeting are Nick Dallesundro, 
Benjamin R. Troutman, Benjamin Glos- 
ser, B. E. McGrean, Vaughn Richardson, 
Robert V. Snowden, M. B. Van Hooser, 

E. S. Alexander, Alfred G. Hlleman, F. K. 
Sweigert, Bob Sickles, George C. Smith, 

P. J. Buckley, Robert T. Gordon, John 
Dempsey, Joseph Spall and Harry Fried- 

Dues were received recently from Jack 
Weiner, Eddie Coe, Henry M. Shelby, 
Joseph A. Rowan, Fred H. Kressmann, 

F. Barnie Head, James A. Reed, Ernest J. 
Desplenter, Mel Vaught, John H. Beem, 
Sid W. Johns, Jimmie Wilburn, William 
Claire, Babe La Barle, E. C. Brown, El- 
mer Brown, T. A. Stevens, Joe Murphy, 
Bert Miner, Charles E. Moulds, R. N. 
Adams, Oscar C. Buck, Tom Sharkey 
and Harry Mazey. Visitors included Sam 
Bloom, Zebble Fisher, Jack Benjamin, 
Irving Malltz, Nate Hirsoh, Ralph G. 
Lockett Mel H. Vaught, Max B. Brant- 
man, Tom Sharkey, Harry Ross, Dan 
Odom, Irv J. Polack, Harry Russell and 
Charles H. Hall. Lou Leonadd and Eph 
Glosser went to Toronto for the Fair 
for Britain and Sparky Gilson left for 
the Rubin & Cherry Exposition. Two 
servicemen, Max Friedman and Sam H. 
Glickman, visited. Mike Wright, John 
R. Hannon, John Wulf and Bob Parker 
have been golfing at Lake Lawn, Dela- 
van, WIs. 

Letters were received from O. C. Buck, 
W. B. Featherston, Leo Overland, Wll- 
11am O. Pcrrott, Babe La Barle and Joe 
Murphy. William Blencoe Is recuperating 
from a recent operation. Sam Felnberg 
Is still confined In Alexian Brothers’ 
Hospital. Tom Ranklne, Tom Vollmer, 
James Murphy and William Coultry are 
still on the sick list. Secretary Joseph 
Stroibich and Brother Ed Wall spent a 
week with their families at Lake Dela- 
van, Wls. 

Ladies' Auxiliary 

Club received the following applica- 
tions, which will be hold and presented 
for ballot at the next meeting. They 
were Mrs. C. R. Knox, Buckeye State 
Shows; Marie L. Starr, Dodson's Wdrld 
Fair Shows; Mrs. Jennie C. Gloth, World 
at Home Shows; Nora A. Radtkc, Mighty 
Sheeslcy Midway, and Jcanc (Renton) 
Frisbie. Past President Mrs. Ida Chase 
Is entertaining her son, Brother Bruce 
Chase, who is In town on a 30-day fur- 
lough. Nan Ranklne lettei's her son. Sgt. 
Tom Rankinc. is doing overseas duty. 
Mattie Crosby Is reported recovering. ' 

Past President Mrs. Edith Streibicli, 

, Second Vice-President Edna O'Shea, 
Jeanette Wall and Alice Strelblch vaca- 
tioned at Delavan Lnke, Wis. 

Past President Mrs. L. M. Brumleve 
and Secretary Elsie Miller visited Fldler 
United Shows at Irving Park Road and 
Harlem Avenue this week. They, en- 
joyed a visit with Dorothy Fldler. Let- 
ters were received from Past President 
Mrs. Edward Hock, Nan Ranklne, Rose 
Clawson and Mrs. Henry Belden. Dues 
are coming in nicely. Be eure to take 
care of yours. 

Award books also are coming In. Any 
member who has a book may forward 
same to the club’s secretary by Septem- 
ber 30. Many activities are being - 
planned and formulated for the fall. 
President Phoebe Carsky is looking for- 
ward to first meeting In October and 
expects a large attendance. 



Palace Theater Building 
New York 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Endy Bros.- 
Prell Shows did themselves proud in the 
way they handled the uffairs of Raymond 
C. Le Vann, who died in Rocky Mount, 
N. C., on August 13. Le Vann had been 
employed by Endy Bros, for 18 years and 
was highly thought of by the entire or- 
ganization. The body was taken to 
Goldsboro, N. C., where impressive fu- 
neral services were held, and the remains 
were shipped to New York, where the 
NSA took charge of interment in Fern- 
cliff Cemetery at Ardsley, N. Y. Mrs. 
Eliabeth Metz and Executive Secretary 
Walter K. Sibley accompanied Mrs. Le 
Vann to the cemetery, where a short serv- 
ice was held before burial. Mrs. Le Vnnn 
left for her home In Utica, N. Y., after 
the services. 

Recent visitors: Paul Spltzer, A1 Baker, 
Sidney Goodwalt, Irving Gold; Max 
Hummel and D. D. Simmons, from Nor- 
folk. Brother Harry Kaplan, of Conklin 
Shows, paid a hurried visit and left again 
for Canada. Brother Corp. Harold 
Lupien and wife visiting from Newport, 
Ark.; also Brother Harry Koretsky, in on 
a furlough from Elizabeth, N. J. With 
him was Pvt. Primo Land from the 
same camp. Work has Just begun on rc- 
decoration of the rooms for the fall. 
Vice-President Oscar C. Buck bears the 
distinction of being the first purchaser 
of a complete tabic for the 1943 banquet. 
Brother Buck has also sent in his copy 
for the first of a number of pages that 
he is going to take in the year book. 

At meeting of the eligibility commit- 
tee, presided over by Chairman Jack 
Llchtcr, the following applicants were 
elected: Frank J. Bennett, John P. Clarn- 
burrl, Saul Gillis, Michael Dorso, Edward 
F. Jackson, Edward K. Johnson, Arthur 
Ludwig, Robert F. Mellor, John P. Miller, 
Paul L. Miller, Joseph Rosenfleld, Wil- 
liam L. Thompson, Thomas M. Wilson 
and Gerard (Jerry) Wright, all of Cetlin 
& Wilson Shows and proposed by the 
show's secretary. Brother William A. 
Hartzmau. Also elected to membership 
were Mike (Isador) Friedman, sponsored 
by Maurice Spitkove; Henry A. Guenther, 
owner of Olympic Park, Irvington, N. J., 
sponsored by Louis Aarons; Leon E. 
Nelms, by D. D. Simmons; Jumcs J. Mor- 
tellaro, by James Kane; Harold T. Hodg- 
etts, by Joseph Bosco; Irving Goldberg, 
by Louis Light; David Fineman, by Roc- 
co Masucci; Ned Crane, by Joseph 
Hughes; James Burgdon, by Ross Man- 
ning; Louis Margolies and Roy F. 
Feugh, by Oscar C. Buck. Applications 
received too late for action at the meet- 
ing were from Oscar Manning, Arthur E. 
Rogers and Paul R. L across, sponsored 
by Albert Boneberg, and Barney Dcm- 
blcr, sponsored by Oscar Buck; the fore- 
going are from O. C. Buck Shows. Mail 
from Brother Jack Perry, Ernest M. Mc- 
Intyre, John Biggie and Arthur McIn- 
tyre, all of W. C. Kaus Shows. 

Tho membership drive Is now In full 
swing. Brother Bill Hartzman is still 
(See NSA on page 37) 



TUissouii ow 

Womens (3lub 

Maryland Hotel 
St. Louis 

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.— Little, activity 
prevails around the clubrooms. Mrs. Noll 
Allen visited from Wayncsvlllo, Mo., and 
letters were received from Mrs. Grace 
Goss arid Mrs. Maryetta Vaughan. 

Mrs. Clela Jacobson has recovered from 
a recent illness. Card sales arc going 
well, and some members have already 
requested more cards. Club’s Sergeant 
at Arms Doris Riebe celebrated her 18th 
birthday with an opera party. Guests 
attended a performance at Municipal 
Opera 4n Forest Park, followed by.a buf- 
fet supper. 



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No. 1 Canopy— similar to night club enhance. 

2. Front — world's fair type — ItO feet long— 24 feet high — lettered and panel type 
lobby boards, description painted on front — beaver board or masonite. Copy for same 
(2 vaudeville shows Nightly — Never a dull moment — Not a darn thing Insido 
but fun — Plenty of seats. Carnes, Girls, Cass, ele. 

3. High Striker. 

4. Horseshoe typo bar, 16 by 32 feet, or 4-way joint — stand up — no stools. 

5. Lineup of joints, games, mostly ten-cent grind and stock joints. 

6. Another lineup of Concessions. 

7. Juke box floor with tables and chairs, with room left in center for dancing. 

Recommended dimensions 50x50 feet. 

8. Benches or chairs on the ground for theatre seats rocommend 700 capacity. 

9. Stationery Stage. Recommended size 20x80 ft. 

10. Dressing rooms. 

J DYLAN D 

IT'S A WINNER AND IT’S FREE TO YOU 

Nothing new but a combination of old ideas In one composite unit that will get the 
money, pleaso tho crowd and give the armed forces in your community a place to go 
and do things. The soldiers and sailors love it. I made a mistake in door price. I. only 
get ten cents. I recommend a quarter admission. Keep tho games down to stock and 
skill. No flats. They will not last. Keep the shows clean. No smut. It will not last. 
Straight vaudeville with musical comedy thrown in. A four-girl lino is enough. Watch 
your agents. Avoid social contacts between the customers and your help. A tent or 
a building will do. Temporary construction and lighting Is enough. 

I sincerely thank the hundreds who have written me. 1 could never have time to answer 
you all — hence this ad. To whoever wanted to cut me in. Thanks — with help the way It 
is, one of these joints is enough- for any ono man. It Is good joint to stay with and 
watch. Dancing on tho center platform, and a 40-minute stago show at 8 and 10:15 
In camp areas is all you need to got tho business. 

May I take this opportunity to apologize for a rather idiotic loiter a friend of mino has 



MEL SMITH 

Sole Owner, JOYLAND, INC., Tullahoma, Tenn. 



NORTHAMPTON FAIR 

NORTHAMPTON, MASS. 

6 Big Days — 6 Big Nights — September 6-1 1 
WANTED — Rides that do not conflict with Merry-Co-Round, Ferris Wheel, 
Chairoplanc and Whip. Ed Burr, wire. Shows — All open. Al Ventres, wire. 
Concessions — Everything open outside of Frozen Custard. 

# Running Races with Pari-Mutuel Betting # 

• The International Congress of Dare-Devils to Thrill the Crowds • 
This is' a bona fide Fair and not a promotion. Wire or write JOHN L. BANNER, 
Tri-County Fair, Northampton, Mass. 



DUMONT SHOWS 

LOU RILEY, Cen. Mgr. BERT ROSENBERCER, Can. Agent 

Altoona, Pa., Week of August 23; Cumberland, Md., Week August 30. 

Ball Park, heart of town; then south until Christmas. Fair Secretaries in Virginia, North Carolina 
and So nth Carolina, contact ua; have Tew open dates. WANT Shows with owu outfits. .Tubnnio IUo, 
write. X’laco filrl Show, will fumiall complete outfit. Can Jilaco Carnival Electrician. Ritlo Help 
and useful Show People. Concessions — Want Fish Pond, Hoop-La, Pitdi Till You Win, Ball Gamru 
and any IcKitlmato Concessions. Few choice Wheels open. Buck Denby wants Nail Store Agents, also 
l*ea Pool mid Beat tho Denier Asrutn. Address per route. 



WANTED 

OSSIFIED OR RIGID MAN 

On a long-term contract, under most pleasant working conditions, excellent 
proposition. Address BOX D-123, Care The Billboard, Cincinnati 1. Ohio. 



WANTED AGENTS I 

Guess Your Weight, Cuess Your Age and Novelty Agent wanted for Trenton ; 
State Fair of New Jersey and other Fairs to follow. Only sober and reliable : 
people considered. Apply by letter or wire 

A. 1VYMES 101 Thatford Avc., Brooklyn, IV. Y. j 





36 The Billboard 



CARNIVALS 



August 28, 1943 




PARK SPECIAL WHEELS 

30” In O.'imsler. Hwirtlfull* Painted. We 
carry In itock 1 2-1 B-20-24-ana-30-niimt>er 
Whwli. Pfloa >12.00 

BINGO GAMES 



1 /a Dtpcitl on All Orders. 

BEND FOR OATALOOUE 
Pul) of New Gimn. Blankets, Dolls, temps, 
Aluminum Wi/o, Caret, etc. 

SLACK MTS. CO. 

ft 1U.12S W. Lak* at. OHIOAQO. ILL. a 



EDWARD A. RIDINGS, of J. F. Sparks 
Shows, Is In Fairmont Genoral Hospital, 
following amputation of a leg injured 1 
when the Merry-Go-Round truck In 
■which he was riding with Sherman 
_ A _. _. . »• i rt \ Phippln overturned near Morgantown, 

(Communications to 25-27 Opera Place, Cincinnati I, U./ w Va phlppin was killed In the nccl- 

LE ROY SHIELDS, formerly with dent. Ridings* condition was reported as 
Mighty Shcesley Midway, Johnny J. fair. 

SINCE closing With Dodson's World's Joncs_ MERCHANT who docs his best to make 



Midway Confab 



DARN or South soon? 



after the i 
I again agree to taka 



of getting tho show's 
;ndcd— providing he 
a banner. 

GUESTS at the dinner tendered friend* 
by Mi-, and Mrs. Fred Bancroft.^ Side 



ASTRO FORECASTS 
AND ANALYSES 

AM Readings Complete for 1943 

TyoEivrlttan, 



Fair Showsi Billie Burke has returned to nU d Sunset Amusement Company, is ill Z~",~yZ'L,< fa d, v stands a good chance 
Clark's Oasis. Buffalo nltery. at his home in Reldsvtlle. Ga., and dcl.vcrles to lots today “■ 

would like to read letters from friends. 

FRED AND CLARA MUNN and family 

report they arc chalking up satisfactory WARDROBE MISTRESS on girl shows 
results with the Conklin Shows in with Royal American and Dee Lung's 

Canada. Famous shows, and Johnny J. Jones Ex- ^ ailu mjB 

„ , position, Margaret Okerson is ill In a > oDerators on John R. Ward Shows 

Jf?S^fS?<5ST*re: 

JS? S-P—W W. VS. * WPW McDANIELS, « Ar- 

case and aocty-Boad-to-DuMin note. ZM A°u £- 

MRS. WILMA MINEVER, wife of was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. William G. ters. ^ ^“p te ^ kl p * Tex putegnat, 
Whltle Minever, concessionaire with Dumas and Mr. and Mrs. John F. Retd, croft, B1*Ckle As 1 uisfl Logsdon. 
Great Sutton Shows, Is seriously 111, Lou owners of the Happyland Shows, at the Ralph Deeilng and a 



Davis reports. 



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00 MR. AND MRS. OREL M. KIMBLE, 
■°§ Chicago, are spending their vacation 
Fancy covert Eal !oi with Babe Hunter, who Is operating con- 



TOM HUGHES, director general of the 
Communlcy Festival Association, Ilolly- 
DON’T waste tunc, money and labor In . ls Jn ScattlQ anc i pcias that he met 
*’ m *' *" * hn ,how capt. Dick Crane, who has Yc Olde 

Curiosity Shop in Bellingham, Wash. 
Hughes adds that Capt. Crane was at tha 
Pan-American World’s Fa id In Buffalo 
and St. Louis World’s Fair with the 
original Eskimo Village as well as the 
Labrador Exhibit. Crane later showed 



experimenting with how fo move tho show. 
Concentrate on how you moved if last week 
and keep on going. 



LUCILLE NORWOOD, daughter cf 
F. M. Sutton, Great Sutton Shows, was 
tendered a shower and birthday party by 
members of the shows while the organ- 




POPCORN 

SOUTH AMERICAN and PURDUE HYBRID. 
TOP NOTCH QUALITY. Price $15.00 per 
100 lb. bag. deposit required, 

HOFELLER PRODUCTS 

216 So. Jefferson Sf. CHICACO 6 



cessions at Jacksonville Beach, Fla. 

JOE ROWAN, special agent with Won. mcmoers 01 ine MOWO WI1JiB wlo wlBOU - - • . ,. 

der Shows of America for the last five izatSon was playing Rochelle, 111. She the Village and the exhibit at the Crys- 

■ . — ■ - ■■ — received numerous gifts. She Is secre- tal Palace, London, 

tary of the shows, 

RECENT additions to Lou Davis's Look 
MR. AND MRS. C. H. MASON spent at Life Museum on Great Sutton Shows 

a recent week-end with Ffc. Joe Otis include Richard Camp, No. 1 box, ana 

Cannon and wife at Camp Haan, March Kenneth Kalk, nurse. Line-up also ln- 

Fteld, Calif. For Mason It was a preview eludes Zonia Powell, fire juggling; Lou 

of whaL's to come as he Is scheduled for Davis, emsee; Susie Q, boxing act; Mickey 

Lee, monkey child, and dancing girls m 
annex No. 1. Lou-Louette is featured in 
the No. 2 annex and C. W. Eyster is man- 
ager. Davis says the unit again has been 
booked to play a store spot In Houston. 
It will also bo the Stock Show there 
for Joe Darpel. 

WHEN the political bee starts buzzing in 
a knocker’s ear he usually starts panning hli 
opponent by saying that he not only allowed a 
carnival in town but was also one of Its 
sponsors. 

"CLOSED my concessions at Coffey- 
vllle, Kan., Municipal Park and for tho 
last two weeks have been with Parade 
Shows,” Forest Swisher pens from Cancy, 
Kan. “We played Plcher and Miami, 
Ckla., on a downtown location under 
Lions’ Club auspices to good results. 
Plan to join Capell Bros.’ Shows for the 
Columbus (Kan.) Pair. Recent visitors 
included Billy Goldsberry, Jackie Dale 
and Doc Capell and wife and Lucky La- 
ment. Spent last week-end visiting old 
friends and returned home this week.” 




OTIS CLOVER, former Merry-Co- 
Round foreman on Anderson-Srader 
Shows, is a private in the army and 
stationed at Fort Knox; Ky. He was 
inducted last year and had seen 
service as a ride foreman with vari- 
ous other shows before joining t^e 
Anderson-Srader combo. 




BEATY'S RIDES Wants 



Foreman for Chairplane and Merry-Go- 
Round, thirty dollars per week. A! Murphy 
wants Concession Agents, Ball Came Agents, 
Agents for other Concessions. Ten weeks 
in Mississippi delta. Address: Lexington. 
Miss., Box 478, or come on. Dirty Shirt 
Blaekie, get In touch with At Murphy. 
William Wallace (Walliel, write. 

BEATY'S RIDES, Lexington, Miss., Box 478. 



years, is employed as assistant manager 
and publicity director for the Virginian 
Night Club, Long Beach, N. Y. 

PAUL FAIRLY, son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Noble C. Fairly, of World of Today Shows, 
is back In the United States, after being 
abroad for five months. He is an officer 
la the Merchant Marine. 



SIDNEY DA I ELL. concessionaire, 
was inducted into the army recently 
and is taking his basic training at 
Camp Stewart, Ga. Sid is co-owner 
of the Ro-Lo game, located on Surf 
Avenue, Coney Island, N. Y., which 
is being operated by his partner, Al 
Rosenzweig, and Sid’s wife, Ortner. 



AFTER closing with Snapp Greater 
Shows in Menomonie, Wls., Sam Golden’s 
Side Show Jumped to Wausau, Wis., to 
Join Oscar Bloom’s Gold Medal Shows. 
Roster Includes Sam Golden, owner- 
manager; Helen Golden, mentallst and 
snakes and bird act; Kitty Kelly, annex 
attractions; Bob Hoffman', ticket seller; 
Jack O’Brian, business manager and 
front; Nellie Carson, illusions; Bert Wet- 

: i zel, human pincushion; Nate Felton, 

midget Sampson; John A. Walker, ma- 
wero gidan and lecturer; Walker and Cozy, 
musical act: Harry Holland, fire-eater. 



Induction 'late thl3 month. All 

MR. and mrs. -William Goodman wlttx B y ers Bros -’ Shows for two 
(Sparkplug and Rose Moran) are click- _ ancLLuke McLuke. 

ing with their comedy presentation on ROSTER, of Bull Martin’s Side Show 

tho Gay New Orleans Revue on World 2,“ Exposition at Home Shows Includes WHILE Mike Krekos West Coast Vlc- 

of Mirth Shows. ^ cte ’ ^ox Bnd b ' ade la dder; tory Shows were playing Springfield, 

, c °ngj>: M1 * Z1 * “J 1 *** . J V, d y’ ° re - women members of the organlzo.- 

RED, White and Blue waves ovor alf corners ^ i \ men ^i St; tlon were guests at a party staged by 

of fho globe. How about your midway? r. 0 *' 8*?®* P* n eater, Bello and Joe, two members of the Ladles' Auxiliary of 

4 % cket boxes: Jean Nad Jfc attrac- the Pacific Coast Showmen’s Association. 

Detroit Mirh « AFTER an absence of several weeks, tlon - Morosa Herman and Dora Carlson. Party 

— 1 ' £ a Gregg has returned to All-American ... . was given for the benefit of the club 

Exposition with his cannon act. He is eo JuLsc fodav ” infLd y c m» and a blanket, donated by Morosa Her- 

cannonball' Lucky Jacobs flS tlle hi br0 ”« M ln S3 °- A 

making a good-will opening-day gesture. 



Baker’s Game Shop 

2907 W. Warren, 

FOR SALE _ 

On Account of Draft 

“,5'So?"! Sp ’"*'' ,3!0 ° “OK® AND PMN0IS MOORE, cur. 

BOX Dt 22 rently with Wilson Famous Shows, vis- MUO , ailuw rilTI „ wnlI 1T1 

The Billboard Cincinnati l, Ohio ^ ed their old friend, Vel Russell, while training with th* aI^v’ rvirnu 

uT aMT kiAU ■ TtoXSr ^ I^vrafll^tfas&^ShG 8 f^^^ly^as 

WANT MAN STS vS^TSSS’SS,: 

in . Bus| - ... _ , . „ She's currently taking a course In pub- 

“J*"!?, ch|lt e6 O stom in Florida, win give AM NOW with Exposition at Home u c relations 
Xl“r o r Ad2iJ*’ U not toleral ° Shows - working the annex for Bull Mar- 

' ' ^| n -" pencils Jean Nadja from Con- E. H. RUCKER, stage manager of 

Bhockcn, Pa., "Was tendered a birthday Georgia Minstrels on Scott Exposition 
party on the shows, at which all mem- Shows, pens from Switchback, W. Va., 
bors of tho personnel were present." that business on tho unit has been good. 

Mr. and Mrs. Slim Andrews Joined re- 
Coffee rationing ended before cently and line-up also Includes Rambler 



, Billboard. Cincinnati 1, Ohio. 



HARVEY GREATER SHOWS 

Jttzirzrz x rsr” 

— "1 on- ParenteRe. HARVEY how the familiar yell, “Hot eoffeel” Georgia Pope, chorus leader, and Willie 



GREATER SHOWS, Lako City, Ark. Honry Harvey, from all corner* of the 



Johnson and Slim Andrews, comics. 



WINNERS 

1943 BIG ELI FOURTH OF JULY CONTESTS 

Rank Wheel Mod. Stale* Receipts 

lit. ..No. 6 . . .Ten Donee $040.72 

2nd... No. G...|cwa 802.65 

. Kentucky ..... 580.00 
. Oklahoma 581.00 

■ Alabama 570.08 

■ Illinois 443.88 



Total 53437.00 

Average per wheel lor tho daiy, $572.85. 
An Increase of moro than $71 per wheel over 
1042 duly-Auqun BIO ELI NEWS carries 
a full report. Write for Copy. 

ELI BRIDGE COMPANY 

Builders of Dependable Products 
800 Oaae Avenue Jncksonvlllo, III. 





August 28 , 1943 



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37 



■was served anti card games were played, 
prize winners included Isobc! Myers, 
Caroline Krekos, Lett a Clancy, Marjorie 
latikor, Barbara Aldridge and Dorothy 
Lunsford. Margaret Parmer gave an in- 
teresting talk on the auxiliary, and brief 
speeches also were made by Hazel Chris- 
tenson. Alice Payton, Dinna Frost and 
Dorothy Lunsford. 

CARNIVALS playing Lake County. In- 
diana, in which Hammond and Crown 
Point are situated, have been notified 
by the county prosecutor’s office that 
‘‘gambling and gift enterprises” will not 
be allowed to operate. County Prose- 
cutor Gannon announced that the law 
v/ould be strictly enforced. Several church 
carnivals have been prohibited from 
operating bingo and other games, and 
management of Crown Point Pair has 
been notified that no games of chance 
will be permitted. A report was circu- 
lated that rides and other show property 
would be confiscated If prohibited games 
were operated. This, however, was de- 
nied by Lester Ottcnhoimer, deputy in 
the prosecutor’s office. 



IN 'p!\ THE 

ARMED FORCES 



Showmen in the nation’s fighting 
forces and their relatives and friends 
are invited to send personal items, 
including rank and branch of service, 
to this department. 



LEFORS’ BENEFIT 

(Continued from page 32) 

Myer, J. D. Remerz and Lowell Barnes. 
Wires and presents were received from 
Dick and Cecilia Kanthe, Mother LePors, 
Bessie Long, C. H. and Margie Steffens, 
William and Ester Sinclair, A1 and Landis 
Stronsmoe, and Erwin and Thelma Smith 
and Sam Brown. 

After lunch and refreshments were 
served games were played, with Paul 
Sullivan winning the night’s grind prize 
of $135. Sam Dolman was emsee, and 
short talks were made by Hank Brown, 
Tommy Bailey, Paul Sullivan, Mel Mel- 
ton, Joe Friday and C. A. White. Mario 
LeFors thankEd all for the many gifts. 
Ted LeFors thanked all on behalf of the 
PCSA. 



TENTS 

New and Used 

CARNIVAL and SKATING RINK 

Write tor Prices 

L 6. CAMPBELL TENT 4 AWNING CO. 

100 CENTRAL AVE. ALTON, ILL. 



PVT. WILLIAM C. BRUNER, wild ani- 
mal trainer and fire eater with various 
carnivals and circuses, is stationed at 
Camp Polk. La. 

PAUL LEUTZINGER, son of Mrs. Ruth_ 
Larsen, Is doing overseas duty with the - 
army. He hold the rank of private. Prior 
to his induction, Paul had been with 
Rubin 6s Cherry Exposition. 

DAVID O. BIRDSEY, son of Mr. ancl 
Mrs. George A. Blrdsey, popcorn conces- 
sionaires with Mighty Shcesloy Midway, 
holds the rank of soundman, first class, 
and is doing overseas duty aboard a sub 
chaser. 

CARNIVAL trouper for the last 13 
years, E. W. (Brownie) Brown is sta- 
tioned at Camp Fannin, Tex. He was 
with Royal American Shows last year and 
prior to that was with World of Mirth 
and Cetlin & Wilson shows and Singer 
Midgets Revue. 

PPG. WALTER (CANNONBALL) MOR- 
ROW, now stationed at Camp McCoy, 
Wis., comes thru with the following: 
‘‘Visited Tomah (Wis.) Pair, wljere I was 
the guest of Mr. and Mrs, W- K. Dyer, 
Dyer’s Greater Shows, midway attrac- 
tion there. Also visited All-American 
Exposition at La Crosse, Wis., and re- 
newed acquaintances with many friends, 
including Mr. and Mrs. Prank West, 
owners; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Allen, ride 
superintendent: Mr. and Mrs, Prank 
Tezzano, Girl Show; Mr. and Mrs. Harry 
'Rubin, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Creden and 
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Whiteside, conces- 
sionaires. Shows had a late start and 
didn't open until Tuesday because of the 
labor shortage, but the rest of the week 
business was good.” 



Auxiliary, with Downie ,as spokesman, 
presented a petition to the effect that 
the next meeting should be presided over 
with men officers. It was voted to turn 
all activities over to the boys. 

Ethel and Herb Elmore and Eldon and 
Elenore Frock were elected to member- 
ship. Cookhouse counters were used 
as a buffet. Refreshments were handled 
by Meyers and Frock. Bertie- and Eddie 
Harris arrived late and stayed until 
closing. Minnie Pounds and Lucille 
Hodges came in from Glendale, Calif,, 
with Minnie bringing along some money 
left over from her party. Mario LePors, 
Billie Usher and Lucille King motored 
in from San Diego, as did Nell Robidcux. 
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Smith, of Santa 
Barbara, were guests of Estelle and Elmer 
Hanscom. Jenny Perry was active enter- 
taining members. Babe and Moxio Miller 
and SU Dyer sent regrets at their in- 
ability to attend. John Houghtaling 
pinch hit for Sammy Dolman in selling 
bank night tickets. 

Ernest Bagby came in late, and Harry 
and Martha Levine and Mora Bagby kept 
intact their record of never missing a 
party. Dues are payable September 1. 
Clubrooms will open for the regular fall 
session the first week in November. 



trlct Pair here, returned to this city in 
time for opening of the annual last Sun- 
day and announced he had signed con- 
tracts with Mrs. Ethel Murray Slmonds, 
secretary Oklahoma Free Pair, Muskogee, 
to present the midway attractions there. 
Shows are set to open on the fnirgrounds 
two days before opening of the annual, 
however. 

Both Pugh and Co-Owner Joe Murphy 
pointed out the fact despite the labor 
and transportation difficulties this sea- 
son, the shows have not lost a Monday 
night’s showing thus far. They said the 
shows have had a great tour and will 
chalk up a record-breaking engagement 
here. Denny’s lather is visiting hLs son 
here and will travel with the show for 
the next several weeks. Johnny J. 
Bejnno, operator of the Side Show, will 
celebrate his 84th birthday soon. 



WT BIZ HIKE 

(Continued from page 32) 

Girl Revue and Capt. Bruce Chester's 
Marine Exhibit. 

Executive staff comprises Denny Pugh 
and Joe Murphy, owners-operators; Noble 
C. Fairly, business manager; Harold Ing- 
lish, secretary: Mrs. Harold Ingllsh, treas- 
urer: Rube Curtis, billposter; Hugh 

(Foots) Reeves, superintendent of conces- 
sions; Paul Wells, electrician: Joe Chldo, 
chief mechanic: Mrs. Margaret Pugh and 
Mrs. Sally Murphy, cashiers; Red Gunn, 
cookhouse manager. 

On concession row and all operating 
three or more stores were J. L. (Tex) 
Chambers, C. H. Stevens, Eddie Clark, 
Chuck Moss, C. H. Stevens, Bennie Spen- 
cer, Jimmie Case, Viola Fairly, Ear! Ma- 
lone, John M. Stone, Jack Gilbert and 
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Julian. 



WHEELS 

OF ALL KINDS 

Tickets— Paddies— Laydowns 

Complete KENO Outfits 
CARNIVAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT 
GAMES, STRIKERS, EEC. 

Still Available 

EVANS' BIG PUSH 

Write for Catalog 

H. C. EVANS & CO. 

_ 1520-28 W. Adams St., Chicago 7 



SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 21.— Denny 
Pugh, co-owner of World of Today Shows, 
midway attraction at Ozark Empire Dis- 



AT LIBERTY 

LEGAL ADJUSTER 

BUCK BI’MIY 

Care of Dumont Shows 
Altoona, Pa. 



CONCESSION 
CARNIVAL 

Our Specialty for Ov6r 46 Ycari 

I UNITED STATES TENT & AWNING CO. 



TENTS 



TENTS— BANNERS 

80x110 DRAMATIC TOP. 

Charles Driver — Bernie Mendelson. 

O.HenryTenl& Awning Co. 

4BB2 North Clark Street CHICACO, ILL. 

FOR SAFE 

Used Marquee. 14x16. fifty dollars. 0x14 used 
Concession Top. 845.00, in good condition. 300 
feet 0-Foot Sidewall, 45|S per foot (used). 

MAIN AWNING AND TENT CO. 

230 MAIN 8T. CINCINNATI, O. 



GIRLS WANTED 

For Posing Show. Salaries up to $45.00 per 
week. Address: 

J. SCIORTINO 

James E. Strates Shows 
Rochester, N. Y.; next week, Cortland, N. Y. 

Wire or join at once. 



NSA 

(Continued from page 35) 
leading in the race with 35 new 
members. 

Ladies' Auxiliary 

A special meeting was called for Au- 
gust 25 to plan what the auxiliary will 
do for NSA members In the armed forces 
for Christmas. Special meeting la neces- 
sary because of the October 15 deadline 
on those who are serving overseas. Sis- 
ter Peggy Holtz has returned to her 
home after a short stay In Lenox Hill 
Hospital. 

Secretary Prances Simmons is back 
after spending the summer at Ocean 
View Beach. Sister Evelyn Buck has 
sent In the applications of Mrs. Gertie 
Mae Lewis and Mrs. Marie Slefker. of 
O. C. Buck Shows. She also reports that 
the penny bags she distributed on the 
shows are coming along nicely. Sister 
Ruby Kane is sponsoring the member- 
ship of Mrs. Fannie Mortellaro, of Bant- 
ly’s All-American Shows. 

Interesting letters were received from 
Sister Bess Hamid, Edna Lasures, Dode 
Alien, Beulah’ Denmark, Louise Arnold, 
Evelyn Buck, Pat Lewis, Rose Bevans, 
Gene Wlnsor and Minerva Travers. Duos 
continue to come in steadily, but there 
are many members who have not yet 
sent.them. Penny bags were sent In by 
Sister Irene Moore and President Blanche 
Henderson. Sister Lena Rifkin has been 
111 at her home in Brooklyn for several 
weeks. 



Advtrtitinr in ths Billboard tint* if>os 

TICKETS 



DAY A NIGHT SERVICE 



ROLL 
FOLDED 

Absolute Accuracy -fa Dependable Delivery ^ Finest Workmanship 
dr Best of Materials dr Perfect Packing dr $50,000.00 Bonded Guarantee 



CASH WITH ORDER PRICES - SPECIALLY PRINTED -SIZE 1x2 

10 . 000 . . $ 7.15 50 , 000 .. $ 13.75 00 , 000 .. $ 20.35 260 , 000 . .$ 40.75 

20 . 000 . . 8-80 60 , 000 -. 15.40 100 , 000 .. 22.00 800 . 000 .. 65.00 

30 . 000 . . 10.45 70 , 000 .. 17.05 150 . 000 . . 30.25 600 . 000 .. 88.00 

40,000 . 12.10 80 , 000 .. 18.70 200 , 000 - ■ 38-50 1 , 000 , 000 . . 170.80 



2000 FER ROLL 

1 ROLL 78c 

5 ROLL*. . . . 60c 

10 ROLLS ft ... 50c 



WELDON, WILLIAMS & LICK 

PORT SMITH, ARK. 

TICKETS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL TAX MUST SNOW NAME OF PUCE, 
ESTABLISHED PRICE, TAX ANO TOTAL. THEY MUST BE CONSECUTIVELY 
NUMBERED FROM 1 UP UNTIL 100,000 MAS BEEN BEACHED. 



EYERLY RIDE OPERATORS 

Protect your OCTOPUS, ROLLOPLANE and FLY-O-PLANE 
World's Most Popular Rides 
• Operate Slowly • Keep Well Oiled 



Operate Carefully 

EYERLY AIRCRAFT CO. 



Keep Nuts and Bolts Tight 
Manufacturers SALEM, OREGON 



JIMMIE CHANOS SHOWS 

WANT 

Merry-Co-Romul and Ferris Wheel Man. top salary. 
On account of disappointment hare Labor Day week 
open. Hoytrille, 0.. this week: Piqua, O., next. 
Address all mall: SUSIE CHANOS. 

WANTED 

FOR HUTCHENS' MODERN MUSEUM 

To join at ouce for the fall fairs in Kansas. Ono 
Ticket Seller and one Attraction Freak or Working 
Act. Best of salary and good treatment. A1I uddrus: 

JOHN T. HUTCHENS 
Woodland, Kansas, this woek. 



MEYERS-FROCK HOSTS 

(Continued from page 32) 
closed the deal. Frank Downie solicited 
money from members and after he col- 
lected enough for a War Bond turned 
it in as a surprise to those he called 
upon for contributions. 

President Han scorn presented the club 
with a large bond, which was authorized 
to be purchased at the last meeting. 
Next meeting is set for September 14, 
when the club members will be guests 
of Prank and Vera Downie and Joo and 
Ethel Krug. A committee of the Men’s 



BUY WAR BONDS NOW 



BUY WAR STAMPS NOW 



AFTER THE WAR BUY A NEW 

rur-A-OJHtRL 

In the meantime keep your old rides safe with the original builder's parts. 

SELLNER MFG. CO. Faribault, Minnesota 



WANTED FOR 

FRANCESV1LLE HOME COMING 

August 25, 26, 27 and 28 — — ■ Francesville, Indiana 

Legitimate Concessions of all kinds, also Snake Show, Cirl Show. Penny Arcade. Birth of I 
Twins and Small Pit Show. E. SMITH, Seey.; C. D. MURRAY, Concession Mgr. 

P.S.: Can place Ferris Wheel Foreman at once. Fifty dollars per week. 






38 



The Billboard 



CARNIVALS 



August. 28, 1943 



WORLD OF TODAY SHOWS 

WANT for the WANT 

Oklahoma Free Fair, Muskogee, Oct. Ml 

-.--2 Saturdays and 2 Sundays. 70.000 _ riTr 

FPpr (v/i|f Soldiers stationed here. Fairgrounds p|/rr [inlr 
I KLL WAIL. wifhin wa|king distance from the heart 1 VMI 

of the city. 

ANY SHOWS OR RIDES THAT DO NOT CONFLICT IWith or Without 
Own Transportation). CONCESSIONS THAT WORK FOR 10c. 

NO EXCLUSIVES. 

SHOW IS BOOKED SOLID UNTIL NOVEMBER 1 WITH REAL 
MONEY-MAKING ROUTE. Shows, Rides and Concessions can join 
any date previous to Muskogee. 

ADDRESS AS PER ROUTE: MIAMI, OKLA., THIS WEEK ; CO FFEYVIUE, KAN. 
(FAIR), AUGUST 23-28; WICHITA, KAN. (SOUTH BROADWAY LOT-HEART 
OF INDUSTRIAL CENTER ), FOR TWO WEEKS OPENING LABOR DAY. 






WANTED 

LEGITIMATE CONCESSIONS 
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CELEBRATION 

DEFIANCE, OHIO 

Main Streets, September 13-18 Inclusive. Also at AMERICAN LEGION FESTIVAL, 
CALIIPOUS, OHIO, Main Streets, September 27 1o October 2 Inclusive 

Everything open except Bingo. Concessions that have been with us 
will be given preference, but everyone must make arrangements 
through our Columbus office. All who have contacted me personally, 
write or wire your requests. James Keller, contact us at once. 
Address inquiries 

F. E. GOODING AMUSEMENT COMPANY 

1300 NORTON AVENUE COLUMBUS 8, OHIO 



CENTRAL AMUSEMENT CO. WANTS 

For eleven proven money-getting fairs: Murfreesboro, two Saturdays, Sept. 3-11 ; Whitakers, 
week Sept. 13th; with Windsor, Endfield, Rich Square, Colcrain, Plymouth, Scotland Neck, 
Hertford, Edenton to follow, all Norlh Carolina; after which we have a permanent location 
for the winter at a Southern Army Camp. There is more money In this section than ever 
before, bumpor crops and defense work, tobacco selling higher than any time In history. 
There is no bull about these spots being good. Ask anyone that has been with us for the 
past four years. Bigger and better every year. No ban on pleasure driving here. Want 
Shows with or without own outfits. Minstrel, Clrl, Animal, Ten-in-One, Fun House, Hawaiian, 
Hillbilly or any Show that con get money. Concessions: Cook House, Bingo, Pop Corn, Ball 
Carnes, Penny Pitch, Fish Pond, Pitch-To-Win, Ago, Bowling Alley, Pan Came, Rat Came, 
Beat Dealer, Pea Pool, Diggers or any Stock Concessions that can grind and stand prosperity. 
Also want Penny Arcade. Want good Free Act if priced right, Can give all winter’s work. 
Want Ride Help, top salary. Want to hear from the following people; Sam Kaplin, Little 
Joo Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hale, Curley Graham, Art Henant, Dan Riley, Mr. Wason, 
Mr. Danley, Jack Coddino. All address: 

SHERMAN HUSTED, Mgr., Central Amusement Co. 

Ahoskle, N. C., this week; then Murfreesboro, N. C, 



CAN PLACE FOB 

BLACKSTONE, VA. r AMERICAN LEGION CELEBRATION 

0 Days — Aug. 26th to 8ept. 4th — 60,000 Soldiers ll» Comp. 

Want Side, Show with own outfit. Grind Shows, Octopus. nnll-o-Plnnc, Auto Ride, Pun House. Girls 
V.'" . Modcbna for Plant Show. Girls for Posing and Girl Shows. Concessions: Cook House or Grab. 
Ball Games and 10-Ceut Grind Stores. Lone seusou south, including Florida this winter. All address: 

LAWRENCE GREATER SHOWS 

BLACKSTONE, VA. 



WANTED FOR 



JASPER CO. FAIR 

Rensselaer, Ind., August 31-September 1, 2 and 3 

Shows with good entertainment can use good Cirl Show, Penny Arcade, Snake Show and 
legitimate Concessions. WM. BAILER, Secy.; C. D. MURRAY, Concession Mgr. 

P S.: Can place Ferris Wheel Foreman at once. Fifty dollars per week. ' 



Direct from the Lots 



Crafts 20 Big 

Vallejo, Cali/. Week ended August 14. 
Location, AFL Ball Park. Business, /air. 
Weather, cool. 

Move here from El Cerrito, Calif., 
across the Crocket Toll Bridge was made 
In good time, all motorized equipment 
being weighed at the approach, checked 
and passed thru toy General Agent Lee 
Brandon, who spent the night assisting 
bridge officials with details. Show used 
the AIT. Park as In former years, with 
the midway laid out In triple-lane style 
by Boy E. Hiding ton, who was on the 
scene a day in advance, but had to lay 
out the plot again in the early hours 
of the next day because of a ball game ‘ 
being played nnd location tags destroyed 
by dragging the grounds for a Sunday 
ball game. Near-by waters beckoned the 
shows’ fishermen, and those reporting 
record catches were Boy Butter, Prank 
Warren, Prank Lord Kitchener and Lou 
Korte. Refreshment stand, located In 
the grandstand here, was a mecca for 
the gang since no cookhouse Is carried 
this year. A. J. Nelson is operating four 
concessions, as Is Johnny Gilliland. 
Roberta Korte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Louis Korte, left this week to enter 
school at Glendale, Calif. Roberta has 
done a good Job on the show this season 
with the weekly drawing tickets for the 
Pacific Coast Showmen’s Association 
fund. Bill nnd Ruth McMahon arc back 
again with the rat derby game nnd do- 
ing well. Clyde Rawlings, Motordrome 
operator, purchased a car here. Floyd 
(Chick) Elby, lot man, took delivery on 
a special pump attachment for the 
sprinkler wagon. Elby will also act aa 
midway fire chief since the new appara- 
tus will be located in the center of the 
midway from now on and act as fire- 
fighting equipment If needed. 

Jack Schell. 



Great Sutton 

Pontiac, III. Week ended August 16- 
21. Location, downtown. Business, 
good. Weather, hot. 

Despite warm weather, large crowds 
were on the midway opening night and 
spending was fair. Tilt-a-Whlil led 
rides, followed by Perris Wheel. Look at 
Life museum led shows, followed by the 
two Girl Shows. Swartz Shows are 
gotting their share of money. Several 
new faces were added this week. Man- 
agement Is getting ready for its tour of 
street celebrations. Lucille Norwood la 
kept busy with her secretarial duties. 
The writer added new acts to the Side 
Show. Manager Sutton added some new 
canvas. Midway makes an attractive 
flesh. 

Rochelle, 111. Week ended August 14. 
Location, ball park. Business, spotty. 
Weather, warm. 

Look at Life Museum led shows here, 
followed by the Girl Show. Tllt-a-Whlrl 
led rides, followed by Ferris Wheel. 
Several new cookhouse pcoplo Joined 
here. Owner Sutton is getting shows 
ready for his street celebrations. Now 
face spotted In pit show is Jackie Dale. 
Lou Lonette has been JU. Sonja Powell 
Is still featured with her devil and snake 
dances. Lou added a new shrunken head 
exhibit, furnished by B. W. Christopher. 
Lou and W. C. Espten will be back again 
at the canteen in St. Louis this winter. 

Lou Davis. 



Virginia Rose 

Louisville, Ky. Week ended August 14. 
Location, 18th and Broadway. Business, 
good. 

R. Morton and M. Kaufman, owners- 
managers, tendered an artcr-show lunch- 
eon to the personnel here. Lunclieon 
was served In the bingo top owned by 
Silver Raley. Moses Kaufman, son of 
Co-Owner Kaufman, was tendered a 
happy birthday by members of the 
shows. BILL STARKEY. 



World of Pleasure 

Fowlervillc, Mich. Week ended August 
7. Location, Fowlerville Fair. Business, 
good.. Weather, varied. 

Shows’ engagement here proved a win- 
ner despite Inclement weather at open- 
ing. All rides, shows and concessions 
reported highly satisfactory business 
thruout. A1 Kelley was named manager 
of the bingo, stand. Forrest Poole re- 
ported good business with his conces- 



sions, as did Manning Brown, Bill Pos- 
tlcwaite and Harry Adams. K. L. Mayor’s 
two Kiddie Rides were popular, and Tlll- 
a-Whirl led rides, with the Perris Wheel 
and Octopus also chalking up good 
grosses. Mark William’s Side Show con- 
tinues popular, as does Charles Van’s 
Funliouse. Roy Marks. 



Endy.Prcll 

Rocky Mount, N. C. Week ended Au- 
gust 14. Location, Legion showgrounds. 
Auspices, American Legion Post. Busi- 
ness, great. Weather, hot. 

Surprising big business was registered 
here despite a heat wave. Show broke 
in a new lot on U. S. Highway 301, a 
mile from the business district, and with 
exceptionally fine bus service the mid- 
way was crowded nightly. Saturday’s 
Kids’ Day saw a huge crowd on hand. 
Cash Miller emseed the guest appearance 
on Ed Johnson's radio broadcast over 
(See Direct From the Lots on opp. page) 



SHOWS 

Of All Kinds 

WANTED 

For the best Monoy Spots In Texas. Address: 

J. C. Wrlglcy 

Caro SHAFER SHOWS, Kilgore, Texas. 



RIDE HELP WANTED 

Foremnn for Three-Abrcaat Merry-Go-Round. 
Pine nwcliiue, only first-class man wanted. Top 
salary, lone scasun. Other Ride Help that can 
drive, come on: will place you. CONCESSIONS : 
rtiotos open. Custard, Lead Gallery. Will hook 
Kiddie Rides. Octopus, Tilt. No. 12 Wheel. 
Low; season Southern FAIRS, closing Waltura- 
boro, S. 0., FAIR, Nov. 6tli. Those going to 
Florida, book lYaltersboro Fair, week Nor. 1st. 
Louis Weiss, write. 

CRESCENT AMUSEMENT CO. 



OPEN DATES 

For Fairs or Celebrations in Eastern Iowa or 
Western Illinois. Four Hides, five Hhowa, 20 
Concessions. An- .10 to Sept. 3. Eight Rides, 
seven Shows, 20 Concessions, Sept. 7 to 11. 

Sunsel Amusement Co. 

Montlccllo, Iowa, this week. 



WANTED 

Bide Help for Tilt-a-Whiri, Perris Wired, Octopus 
and RoU-o-FInne. No tear downs and moving. Long 
aemon. Good salary. Pay your own wires. 

PLAYIAND PARK 

Houston, Texas 

FOtt SAJLE 

1 Truck nnd Trailer with two Transformers. b1s» 
75 K.W.; Switchboard with 200 amp. switches; 
enough Ground Cable to wire n 30-truck show. Cash 
$1500.00. 2 Springfield Truck and Trailers, 2 4 -ft. 
closed jobs, milking beautiful entrance. Will sell 
separate or logeLher. Cash $1500.00 each. 

J. W. LAUGHLIN 

Playland Park Houston, Texas 

WANTED MAN 



A. L. (TONY) CltESCIO 



FRED SAWYER WANTS 

To hear from good Dancing Team, Trumpet, Sax 
and Trombone Flayers. Bright Chorus Girls tlu-t 
ran work. Write or wire FRED SAWYER* 

Manager, Minstrel Office Show, Johnny J. Jones 
Expo., Hammond, Indiana. Indianapolis to follow. 

DYER'S GREATER SHOWS WANT 



i Concessions. Penny Pitch Agent, 

Fastest moving thing in existence. Mauston, WIs., 
August 27-28: Bloomington, 28-20; Mineral Point, 
8cpt. 3-0; Ellsworth, 8-10; Fairmont, III., Fair, 
Sept. 14th-18th. 

WANTED 

No. 5 ELI FERRIS WHEEL 

Must be a late model. No junk. Cash for same. 
10138 W. Joffcrson, Detroit, Mich. 





August 28, 1943 



CARNIVALS 



The Billboard 39 



Sponsored Events 

Veteran , Lodge and Other Organization Festivities 



Conducted by ROBERT R. DOEPKER 
(Communications to 25-27 Opera Place, Cincinnati 1, 0.) 



Cleveland Sets 
Festival Plans 

e 

Carnival atmosphere dom- 
inates program — Victory 
gardeners vie for bonds 

• 

CLEVELAND, Aug. 21. — A carnival at- 
mosphere will dominate the program 
planned for the Harvest Festival to bo 
held In Public Hull here. Center area of 
the lower exhibition hall will bo trans- 
formed Into a replica of a midway, fea- 
turing games, novelties, rides, merchan- 
dise and grab stands, and a widely di- 
versified selection of concessions. 

Concessions and novelties, most of 
them selected carefully from the list of 
those licensed by the Ohio Agricultural 
Department to show at State and county 
fairs, will be set up in the lower audi- 
torium hall. There’ll be no additional 
charge for admission to the colorful 
midway area. Hall's main arena will dis- 
play ’43 Victory Garden produce. Out- 
standing entertainment features are be- 
ing planned. 

Director of the midway division of the 
festival Is Samuel L. Abrams. He said 
Indications are that the festival will at- 
tract thousands of amateur garden en- 
trants from all areas of Greater Cleve- 
land. They will be competing for prizes 
of $1,000 in War Bonds and Stamps and 
hundreds of ribbons of merit. 

Festival is being sponsored by the 
Cleveland Press for the benefit of the 
Victory Garden Committee of Cuyahoga 
County Civilian Defense Council. All 
proceeds will go toward the Victory Gar- 
den Committee’s 1944 program. 



Brazil Celebration 
Winds Up in Black; 



Charleston Thrill 
Circus Attendance 
Hits 18,500 Mark 

CHARLESTON, S. C., Aug. 21.— Junior 
Chamber of Commerce’s Hippodrome 
Thrill Circus, concluded Its stay here Au- 
gust 15, under direction of Edwin N. 
Williams with an estimated 18.500 at- 
tendance for the four-night and one 
matinee performances. One night was 
lost to rain. Jaycee President Francis 
Brenner said the engagement was the 
first undertaking of its kind to prove a 
success locally. 

Performers were guests of the Junior 
Chamber at an after-show dinner dur- 
ing the week, and eight of the 10 acts 
were taken to Stark Army Hospital where 
a special show was given. Following the 
show, performers and committee were 
guests at a luncheon in the hospital’s 
mess hall. Saturday’s matinee was a 
sellout, with a local Insurance company 
sponsoring a Children's Day. Before the 
final act was presented on the last day, 
Director Williams was given a traveling 
bag by the Jaycee members. 

Program included Walter Gulce Com- 
pany, trampolcne; Clayton, wire act; the 
Guthries, double trapeze: Corteze, single 
trapeze; Renne and Jim, revolving lad- 
ders; Dorothy and Rolla, iron Jaw; 
Marie’s Animals; Dashlngton’s dog and 
cat net; Eddie and His Hollywood Pets; 
Kregor’s Livestock Magi c; Sherman 
Brothers, clowns; Ketchup, contortion; 
Miss Marie, butterfly swing, and Fred- 
rick, single trapeze. 



AMERICAN LEGION POST, Sullivan. 
HI.. Is planning to present carnival at- 
tractions on its midway for the annual 
celebration there. Arrangements are 
being made under direction of B. H. 
Smith. 



Minn. Aqua Net 
Hits 16G ; 1944 
Show Mapped 

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 21.— Net receipts 
for this year’s fourth annual Minneapolis 
Aquatennial, July 31 -August 8, will ex- 
ceed $16,000, Herbert W. Ward, Aquu- 
tennlal president, said here Thursday In 
making a preliminary report on the 
event. 

He said the bulk of the profits will be 
used to reduce the 1941 Aquatennial 
debts and to add permanent Improve- 
ments to Aquatennial property. 

“Success of the 1943 festival is an in- 
centive to plan now for what we hope 
will be a 1944 Victory Aquatennial,” 
Wal’d said. 



Deadivood Draiv 
Best in History 

DEADWOOD. S. D.. Aug. 21.— Annual 
Days of '76 closed one of the most suc- 
cessful runs In Its history Sunday night, 
Nell Pcrrigoue, secretary of the spon- 
soring committee, said this week. Final 
day gave the event the largest single 
day’s attendance alnco its inception. 
Patrons from towns in the Black Hills 
gave the annual a big play. Concession 
Btands set up In downtown streets 
proved popular, as did the entertain- 
ment program, which Included the Trial 
of Jack McCall, dancing, band concerts 
and parades. 

Annual commemorates the discovery 
of gold in Deadwood Gulch, and one of 
the program’s highlights is the re- 
enactment of scenes from the days when 
the town was a thriving gold camp. 
Another feature-ls a calf-catching con- 
test in which 4-H Club boys and girls 
participate. 

R. T. Dowis provided the rides and 
concession line-up included S. 8. Park- 
hurst, bingo; Ardis Abold, photo gallery: 
Frank O. Schwartz, games; Merle Sharpe, 
grab stand; Junior Goghill, badge board; 
Joe Dylla, balloons, and P. Bess, Jewelry. 



War Bond for Award 

BRAZIL, Ind., Aug. 21.— With attend- 
ance on a par with other years, the 
eighth annual Community Celebration 
at Forest Park, under Rotary Club aus- 
pices, was llio best In the history of tha 
event from a financial standpoint. At- 
tendance was estimated at between 
15,000 and 20,000. Draw was attributed 
to a consistent newspaper and window 
card advertising campaign. 

This year, however, rides and conces- 
sions which had been booked, were un- 
able to put In an appearance and the 
free act could not be put on because 
of rain. Free attractions Included the 
Allison Sisters, the Brownies, clowns and 
Brazil Concert Band. A Pony Ride was 
, provided by Grover Walters. Fourteen 
concessions lined the midway, and a $200 
War Bond was given away. 




Agricultural Situation 

Condensed Data From Juno Summary by U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



Toledo Doings Aid Club 

TOLEDO, Aug. 21. — The event man- 
aged by Dolly Young and sponsored by 
the Republican Club, August 10-12, day 
and date with the Ringling circus, was 
reported exceptionally good by Dolly 
Young. Location waa on Stickncy Ave- 
nue, adjoining the circus grounds, with 
. K. G. Barkoot rides and 45 concessions. 
Club and county officials co-operated, a 
portion of proceeds going to the Young 
Republican Fund. 



Bright Lights for Hautzdale 

HAUTZDALE, Pa., Aug. 21. — Bright 
Lights Exposition Shows have been con- 
. tracted as the midway attraction at the 
Hautzdale Fire Department’s 56th an- 
nual fair and bazaar here, W. M. Brown, 
secretary, announced this week. 

WANT CARNIVAL 

August or September, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 

Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor complete 



(Continued from August 14 issue) 
Thruout tho war period, rotail food 
prices have risen less rapidly than aver- 
age consumer incomes. The average 
United 8tates consumer today finds that 
he can purchase a "food basket” of speci- 
fied foods for a smaller share of his In- 
come than at any period of record. This 
Is true even when cost of the "food bas- 
ket’’ Is compared with the consumer's 
“disposable” Income remaining after 
paying direct personal taxes. 

Actual food expenditures per consumer 
advanced much more rapidly than food 
prices during 1941 and 1942, reflecting 
the shifts toward higher standards of 
food consumption accompanying higher 
levels of income. Farmers contributed 
to the higher standards by producing 
larger quantities of food products for 
civilian consumption. 

The fanner's share of the consumer’s 
dollar spent for specified foods Is rapidly 
nearing the’ record high levels of World 
War I, reaching 57 cents In February 
1943. This rise in the farmer’s ehare has 
been associated with the advance in food 
prices at retail and farm levels and has 
been favored by stability In marketing 
charges of middlemen,' which have not 
risen In line with prices. 

FEED: SUPPLY PROSPECTS 
Up to June the 1943 growing Bcason 
was less favorable for feed crops than 
during the corresponding period In 1942. 
Altho hay and pasture conditions are a 
trifle better than the average ror the 
past 10 years, they are below those of 
1942. Wet and cold weather over much 
of the corn belt delayed the planting 
and growth of the corn crop. 

Assuming average yields on this year's 
Intended acreages, the 1943-'44 supply of 
feed grains, including wheat and rye, 
probably will be about 10 per cent 



smaller than the 1942-’43 supply. The 
average or larger movement or corn and 
other feed grains into commercial chan- 
nels during April and May was not ade- 
quate to meet the strong demand for 
feed thruout the country. In addition 
to these large marketings, the Com- 
modity Credit Corporation released about 
99 million bushels of wheat for feed pur- 
poses during the first four months of 
1943. Yet tho demand for feed grains 
Is and will bo greater because of In- 
creased livestock numbers and favorable 
returns to producers. Thus the follow- 
ing changes In the 1943 -’44 feed situa- 
tion arc In prospect: (1) Increase in fisc 
of supplementary forages and winter 
pastures; (2) Focding of livestock, espe- 
cially hogs, to lighter weights; (3) Re- 
duction In supplies of com belt corn for 
shipment to deficit areas; and (4) Re- 
duction of the carry-over of 1943-’44 feed 
grains to a minimum. 

Altho the 1942-’43 supply or feed grains 
and concentrates was the largest on rec- 
ord, livestock production has also been 
, at a record level during the past year 
and has caused an unprecedented disap- 
pearance of all kinds of feed. Blnce 
early 1942 practically all of the Com- 
modity Credit Corporation’s corn has 
been sold for feed purposes, in addition 
to 225 million bushels of wheat. Feed 
prices have increased since the w$r 
started, but during 1942 price regulations 
and large supplies tended to keep feed 
prices low In relation to livestock prices. 
On May 8 ceilings on mixed feeds were 
revised to permit retail mark-ups of 
$5.50 per ton for mixed dairy feed, $7 
per ton for hog feeds and laying mash, 
and $10 per ton for chick feeds. The 
former mark-up was a fixed $7.50 per ton 
for all these feeds. Because dairy feed 
sales are much larger than chick feud 
sales this new schedule reduces tho total 
retail margin for all mixed feeds sold. 



Vets Frame Rodeo 
For Soldier Field 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21. — A rodeo and thrill 
show, under direction of the WLS Art- 
ists’ Bureau, will be staged at Soldier 
Field September 5 and 6 by Veterans of 
Foreign Wars of the United States. Stock 
for the rodeo Is being provided by Shelby 
& McKinley, Farmer City, III., and Amos 
Shelby will be arena director. 

In addition to the rodeo there will be 
a number of thrill acts, among them the 
Sky High Girl; the Great LeRoy, high 
Wire; Ben Moulton, high swaying pole; 
the Siegrlst Hying act and the White 
Horae Troupe. 

Forest Freeland Is handling show’s 
publicity. 



DIRECT FROM THE LOTS 

(Continued from opposite page) 
Station WEED on Thursday, with Scotty 
MacNoal, ventriloquist, and other talent 
from the midway. Chairman Lonnie 
Howell, of the Legion, co-operated. 

Death of Raymond C. (Joker) LeVann 
in a local hospital cast a pall of gloom 
over the midway. Ben Weiss left here to 
play his fair circuit, and Harry Welsa 
took over management of the bingo. 
For the fifth consecutive week the fleet 
of trucks arrived on schedule and with- 
out mishap under the efficient direction 
of Jimmy Zabrlskle. William Casey Is 
foreman of the Rolloplane. 

WALTER D. NEALAND. 




LAST CALL 

FOR ALL LEGITIMATE CONCESSIONS 



AND RIDES. 



, HARVEST FESTIVAL 

Sponsored by Cleveland Press 
I Takes tho place of tho Cuyahoga County Fair 

Cleveland Public Hall— Saturday, Sunday, 
Monday, September 4-5-6 

Largest attendance In the history of tho Hail 
Write or wlro SAM ABRAMS. Midway Manager 
1 1740 East 12 8t., Cleveland ' * ~ 

Telephone Prolog 7177 



CONCESSIONS 

6th Annual 

FARMERS' FAIL FESTIVAL 

* Auspices Kiwanls Club 
Ripley, Ohio. Oct. 21-22-23, 1943. 

In Tobacco Warchouso. 

Croopors and Swing Ball out. All othors 
open. High-class Crab Joint wanted. 

ED L. CAMPBELL, Chairman. 



WANTED RIDES 

ANNUAL STREET FAIR 

NEW HOPE, PA. 
SEPT. 3-4-6 CHAS. EVANS, th'm'n 



AT LIBERTY 

No. 5 Ferris Whcol for Celebration in Indiana 
and Illinois after Labor Day. 

TIIOS. YANDA 

409 Adams CARY, IND, 

WANTED CARNIVAL 

Or Independent Rides and Concessions for Business 
Men ’a Festival • in center of town. Any week in 
September or Ortnhrr. Plenty money iti town. 
“ Junction City. Rout 







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10 The Billboard CIRCUSES _ _ 

| Conducted by CHARLES WIRTH — Communications to 25 Opera Place. Cincinnati 



August 28, 1943 



RAILERS PULL TOP TAKES 




Arthur Spokane \\ es t Taxing l 
Cole Capacity 

mic n ra AniVIlnk 1 n_1 « lclft 1111 fist.t mated 



BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 21. — The West, al- 



PVT. DAVID (CURLY) WARD, 
who is in Station Hospital, yjard 28, 
Fort Dix, N. J., will soon be back in 
civilian life and plans to return to the 
road. He had been with the Ringling 
show before he joined the army. 



Siveden Still Has 
Plenty of Circuses 



Hospital and Farrngut Naval Training 
Station. One matinee performance un- 
der the big top was free to members 
o i the newly organized Victory Club, a 
children's organization sponsored by Spo- 
kane service clubs, and the house was 



Detroit Lot 
Record Set 
In RB Run 

DETROIT, Aug. 21. — The Ringling cir- 
cus sot an all-lime record for a single 
lot here, drawing about 80.000 In 11 
shows on the West Side lot at Llvernois 
and Lyndon avenues, opening August 
13 and running thru the 17th. This 
figure compares with about 58,000 for 
the three days on the first lot on tire 
East Side last year, and a total of 123,000 
admissions for the entire six-day stand 
last year. Show had consistently good 
weather. Sell-out houses were registered 
Saturday thru Tuesday evenings, as well 
as at the Sunday matinee. 

Opening night was devoted to special 
seats reserved for War Bond purchasers 
and drew capacity. Another "first” was 
scored here hr the first morning show 
ever given by the show, except for a 
charity of War Bond show, according to 
Janies A. Haley, assistant to the presi- 
dent. Show was given Monday forenoon 
for war workers. Other early shows 
have been only advanced matinees, Huley 
pointed out, such as the show for war 
workers in Baltimore earlier this year, 
but this was the first extra morning „ 

show, with the two regular performances *™KHO^(^ay^ si'uiwr.K, Aug. n.— ™ engagement iuu.-u, .u, ,u,uu« 

following. The morning drew 5.000 war n <n Bremerton. August 2-3. for Arthur out straw to the ring curbs, 

workers and their families. The show Sweden as harshly as it has most of the Brw/ GlrcuSi proved a wlnner w3th 

Ke d rSrSine?ivSue ** * Swedes! S* (See ART HUR IN SPOKANE on page 47) 

Late report showed sales or War Bonds have coffee and many necessities of life _ 

for the circus tie-up In excess of 5*^* BeerS-BarilCS Ha 5 New 

$2,000,000, with manv buyers giving their >ty of their programs Is far below stand- .. T m 

circus tickets to the USO and orphan- »«** ot Pm-wav days, but most of the Top; Business Ig Okay 

s programs boast good animal or horse acts NEW BEDFORD. Mass., Aug. 21. — Kt- 

b ' and ouo or two European "name" acts. CEDAR GROVE, W. Va., Aug. 21. — wanis Club’s sixth annual circus here 

mm L p . The M >jares family, headed by the Beers-Barnes Circus Is now in this State last week topped all previous shown 

A O, ™ 1, wlre walker well known to American after nine weeks in Ohio to good busi- sponsored by this service club for the 

MILWAUKEE Aug. ^i.— iiic tangling circus fans of u couple decades past, are ness, and Is doing okay here. Show benefit of Its crippled children's fund. 
ci ^ us - scheduled here for September 3-7, touring Sweden with their Circus now 'has a complete new big top, which Matinees dally packed the lot. Usually 
will show in state Fair PavK, west Allis, Mijares-Schrelber. Program, ts one of the had to be purchased a section at a time, main concessionaires never open here for 
instead of in Juneau Park on the lane best of the cUrren t season and inchtdes due to restrictions and scarcity of rope, matinees, but after first day’s at ten cl - 
_? s • has , thC cu , ,“• b f a V* e Ernest Cane, Dutch horseman, with his Top is a 70 with three 40-foot middles, ancc all had their sidewalls up. 
of certain conditions pertaining to the high-school horses; Emil Gauthier, Kid show top was new last fall. George Average dally attendance was 15 000 
standard European dog act: Three Par- Muller is contracting agent, and in ad- with a gross attendance for the week 
0 n h v,^ e an tons > P erch: Tw, > Steffens, barren hop- ditlon to his regular duties, has been of more than 90,000. This city of 185,000 
other fheorv y Licensed P ers ; ^ IiSS Ll, °’ aerlaI : Three Clganos. getting the show some nice publicity in population has found Itself In the cen- 

8500 a dav or ftl SOO mr thrL dMs nlul acrobaLs; a col,ple of 0h,nese ‘roupes, newspapers and on radio. Show did ter of a wav boom. An Indication of 
eson ronf^i forihi” ww hnH 2i a and the usual clow ns. tumaway business at Point Pleasant, how good business was is brought out 

$600 lental for the harbor land and a jrhe^Circus Schumann, top Danish clr- w. Va. Side Show did excellent business by the fact, that one concessionaire i 

a total of $2,300 in the city comp; 
with a rental fee only of 6900 in State. 

(See DETROIT RB RECORD on page 47) 



cus, here August 10-16, had an estimated 
gross of $10,000. Reserved and general 

admission scats were filled at every.per- - - good for Cole~Bros, has taxed ca- 
formance. Take for thc Side Show whs p“ c ttyof the top so many times in the 
good. Weather was excellent and there fcw weeks that a light house. It 1 b 

was no competition Newspaper plugs believefJ would be a novclt y to Manager 
were excellent on free hospital torn. Zack Terre „ and hls troupers. Extra 
Breakdown of trucks en route cut . the business, starting in Denver, has fol- 
first matinee short, but all were there , 0 * ed thfi ghow at every stand. Great 
for thc night show'. Cole Bros, paper Fal j s> jjont., without a circus since 1938, 
W m ‘ dw eek. gave tbe s how two straw houses to tlic 

While here the show sent acts to Shi lnc banks> wlt h a estimated 2,000 

Hospital for Children, the Army Baxter turncd away at both performances. , 
General Hospital, Fort George Wright Helena , e show two of the biggest 

°" r ’ TmtnlnB ^ recordod by ftn clrcxls there 

In the past 10 years, according to Ted 
Elder and Harper Joy, fans, who wit- 
nessed the performances there. Butto 
turned out with a straw house to the 

...... ring banks at the matinee, and show was 

packed. Another afternoon was Orphans Jor g e „ ta glvlJ Wo p „ Iormonces at night 
D! ^’a. , ,,,, „ , . u . —the first straw to the curbs and tlie 

Before hitting Spokane the circus had second better than a three-quarter house, 

Waho Falls was the surprise town of 
two in Portland and one in Vancouver the entlre roxlte . Bucking a locally spon- 
At Portland s victory center the show sored rodco cB turned away 2,500 people 

ndnlrprl In tha marracl arnwnr RlnpA tna ,,, , . , ,, ‘ . 

Rt the matinee and strawed them to the 



packed In the biggest crowds since the 
center opened during a War Bond show. 
The company also participated in Seat- 
tle's bopd campaign. 



curbs at night. Six shows were given 
in Salt Lake City, with capacity crowds nt 
all performances. Provo, Ogden mid 
_ Pocatello gave straw houses, and Twin 

Washington Houses Big Falls was good for two straw houses, i 

SPOKANE, Aug. 21. — The engagement Burley, Idaho, for matinee only, turned 



90,000 Attend 
Neiv Bedford Show 



HM For Shrine ill Boston 



Dailey Acids to Menagerie 



age of business all season. replenish; Kelley, the candy man, sold 

.Matinee was lost at. Spencer, W. Va., out nightly before big show started and 
on account of late arrival and much had to rti3h truck to his factory In Bos- 
BOSTON, Aug. 21. — For the third sue- mud and water on the lot. However, ton for new loads. Also a pay gate on 
cc-sslve year Aleppo Temple of the Shrine night show was capacity. Freda La Velda, the Indian Village grossed $200 nightly, 
will sponsor thc Boston engagement of knife thrower in Side Show, posed for Previously, admission was free. ! 

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Aug 21. Dailey (he Hamld-Morton Circus. Show will pictures for national advertising for a Circus talent, produced by A! Martin, 

Bros.’ Circus recently added three young Play at the Boston Garden September cigarette company at Gallon, O., as did included Stevens Brothers and Big Boy, 
tigers to Its menagerie, and they com- 25-October 3. Judge Robert G. Wilson t.he whe act and Mervyn Ray Troupe of comedy bear act; Ed and Jenny Rooney 
pete with the display of 30 giant ba- potentate of Aleppo Temple, which thc big top. Tex Lawson, who has the with Betty Stuart, high aerial; Bob Eu- 
boous which are featured by the show, plans to give away a large portion of candy stands, has taken over dutLes of gene Troupe, comedy bar; Flying La- 1 
R. M. Harvey, agent of the circus, rc- scats to underprivileged children. Bob lot superintendent. Art Duvall, boas 'mars; Gautier’s Steeplechase, dog unci 
ports that he is "afraid to talk about Morton said thc circus would have, property man, also is in, charge of the pony circus; Franco and Lapell, percli: 
the record breaking that show Is doing m*»vrn.rrVR +rn t n nd rhlmnnn7Ans' Vnn AlprrHnol Hflnnrfmpnt P/innHArt hv Tprl o>inh dama .. 

for fear he would not be believed.” 

The Russell and Dailey shows have 
clashed in five spots this summer and 
in every instance the Dailey circus has 
been first, its officials said. Cheyenne 
was the last stand of opposition between 
them. 



Russell Cancels Spokane 



SPOKANE, Aug. 21— A last-mlnuto 
switch in dates caused Russell Bros.’ 
Circus to cancel its proposed seven-day 



Van electrical department. Reported by Ted Ralph Reno, comedy bicvcle; Sensational j 
La Velda, manager of Side Show. C.retonas, high wire; Wen Ilal Troupe, | 

(See Nero Bedford's 90,000 on page 55 ) I 

Siegrist Club at Summit 

CANTON, O., Aug. 21. — About 50 mem- 
bers of the Charles Siegrist Showmen’s , 
Club and families made the annual pil- 
grimage to Summit Beach Park. Akron. 

on this one like a bolt of lightning out August 15. There they were guests of ' 

of a clear sky. It didn’t matter a whole the park management and Sterling i 

lot to Co-Owners^ Won, Horse and Upp, (Duke) Drukenbrod, executive board 



TFoii, Horse & Upp Combined Circus 

Ar» Equine and Canine Paradox — -The Show With a Leaf of Gold 
By STARR DE BELLE 1 



No Hedge, Kan. 

August 21, 1943. 

Dear Editor: _ . ...... ... . . 

- ... 0 .,vu--a, y As you and other ^circus lovers know, as they merely stopped here to break ‘a chairman of the club antTTormer presl- 

Spokane run. Competition (Arthur Bros. the Won ’ Horse & Upp Circus Is famous jump and, due to knowing the natives dent, who now is handling the park’s 

and Cole Bros.) and unsatlslactory lot for mtn ding Its own business. Thc man- here as a bunch of hamburgers aristo- public relations. "Butch” Burkhart, 

urrangement were blamed for the change, egement of this show has always believed crats, we didn't put up much paper. As formerly with Cole Bros.’ Circus, now 
Spokane is believed to be thc first West ln S ,vln S smaller shows an even break, a matter of fact, we didn't post any until employed at the Ravenna (O.) shell 

Coast town in which Russell has bowed wh en a traveling midget golf course, the show arrived. The office did. how- depot, and his family greeted the Siegrist 

out in favor of Arthur’s, despite the w “ ic 1 h palms Itself off as a show, Free- ever, mall 600 four-page heralds to the members. Ted Depplsh took movies of 

almost identical bookings of the shows. man s Seldom Scoff Circus, goes out of postmaster here for distribution. To bind thc group. Many club members were at 

• — (I s way to start trouble, then it is time the deal four comps, two for the past- the evening performance of thc Jnmcs M. 

RitecnlT 5« T,] n l,„ fce1 }, ifc 40 the worW * Yes! Shout It master and two for the boys who dis- Cole Circus at New Philadelphia, O., Au- 

‘-UllU.y ill lclallO from the roof tops'. The management of tributed thc heralds, were enclosed with gust 17. Headod by President Glen Z. 

SPOKANE Autr thiS Sh0W h3S alread y sent letter f , to the paper. According to the postmark Wagner, thc group' included Secretary 

ri-fe* if>-VnV B nu.;TT 1 > n K several mayors on our competitor’s route advls- on. the wrapper, the heralds arrived here Rex McConnell, Nick Hlnlg, Jack Me- 
°Fo“ ,v!th A fttairiL' o”rem”BuS £fttaS“- “** * tor * Seldom Soolf advanos Kulty, T. Wil'd ;Bnjd«r, Jolm S. Haro, 



truck did not arrive here until August Ted Depplsh. Jack Ne.drow, John Drabble, 



i. v “ ‘ J iJi him buuii- .o, which is J 

l *; - ?^ h „ Da v 1Cy f and ? of towns that it could have played, booked first even tho the postmaster They reported a good house despite 

Bros. Circus, It was learned this week. the Seldom Scoff Circus swooped down ( See WON, HORSE <t UPP on page 65) chilly and rainy weather. P 



August 2S, 1943 



CIRCUSES 



The Billboard 41 



With tlii 



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iicus fan s 



By THE RINGMASTER 

_ CPA 

President Secretary 

PRANK H. IIARTLESB W. M. BUCKINGHAM 

2330 W. Lake St. )*. O. Box -1 

Chicago Gales Pern'. Conn. 

(Conducted by WALTER HOHENADEL. Editor 

"Tlie Whitn Tops," care Holicnadel I’rhitinc 
Company, Rochelle, 111.) 

ROCHELLE. 111., Aug. 21, — OF A Pied 
W. Schlotzhaxicr, Oquawka, 111., wrLtes 
that he has been visiting In New York 
since. August 12 and snw'Spnngles three 
times. He and his brother, Justus Ed- 
wards. caught the Hunt show at Eliza- 
beth. He met Bob Vanderbcck and Mrs. 
Elmer Kemp on the lot. CPA Frank Upp 
caught the Beatty-Wallnce show In 
Louisville August 9. Crowds were small, 
due to a poor lot, which was hard to 
reach. 

Charles Davitt and Joe Beach visited 
Joe and Beebe Slegrist and their daugh- 
ter, Joan, and Bessie Costello with the 
Rlngllng show at Hartford, also Loynl- 
Repinsky family and Bert Turner. The 
Slegrist family and Miss Costello visited 
the Beach nnd Davitt circus rooms. 

Corp. Eugene Banks, a new member of 
the CFA. at Camp Claiborne, Ln., recent- 
ly was a guest or Hunter Jarreau at a 
Kiwanls Club luncheon at Alexandria. 

Mr. and Mrs. w. M. Buckingham, 
Gales Ferry, Conn., on n trip to New 
York, accompanied by Lillian C. and 
Margaret C. Roarke, and Edmund S. 
Smith, Norwich, saw two performances 
of Spangles. They entertained the Pal- 
lenbergs at dinners, and at one perform- 
ance the Buckinghams were guests of 
Manager Charles Sparks. Dr. J. M. 
Cianey, New London, and L. P. Raymond, 
Norwich, attended the show and after 
the night performance Sparks, Mr. and 
Mrs. Emil Pallenberg, Bugs Raymond and 
the Buckinghams were guests at supper 
of Doctor Ganey. While in New York 
the Buckinghams also were guests of 
Justus Edwards, former agent of Rus- 
sell Bros. 1 Circus, but now on the pub- 
lication staff of Yank. 

Ralph B. Colt, CFA of Greensboro, 
N. C.. has been promoted lrmn actuary 
of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance 
Company to that of vice-president. 

On Sunday, August 1, the three sec- 
tions of the Rlngllng show pulled into 
Utica, N. Y., at 3 p.m., oti their way 
from Springfield, Mass., to Buffalo. This 
was n feed stop and trains were ln Utica 
four hours. The membership of the Hu- 
bert Castle Tent was on hand to offer 
assistance and to visit the showfolks. 
The show \ised two days to make the 
jump. It was a. sight to see the three 
sections start for Buffalo at five-minute 
Intervals. The Utica Ob'server-Dispatch 
photographer took some pictures. In 
one of them member Bruce M. Souter 
is shown feeding peanuts to a bull while 
member Frederic Roedel looks on. 



cornet more loudly and enthusiastically 
than ever before. On the first Saturday 
night ln Detroit Shirley Tremblay gave 
an outdoor barbecue party at her home 
not far from the lot. Those from the 
show who attended were. Grade and 
Tuffy Genders, Mary Jane nnd June de 
Young, Margy Nnitto. Connie Clausen. 
Betty Jean Tull; Bob Martin, who resides 
in Detroit; Dick Miller and the writer. 
Ralph Hunter was on the lot thiuout our 
Detroit engagement. Another Detroiter Is 
Madaltne Fischer. 

George Campbell and Henry Bcdow, 
two former Big Show midgets now work- 
ing ln defense plants, were also on the 
lot. They received plenty of publicity ln 
Detroit with numerous photos nnd 
articles ln connection with Vice-Presi- 
dent Wallace. Mickey MacDonald, the 
original Limon E. Gilder and former 
clown on the show, visited friends and 
his Gilder namesake, Chick Thompson. 
Other visitors on' the lot were Tex Cope- 
land, Johnny Manko, Dianne Lovette and 
liusbnnd; Mr. and Mrs. De Young, visit- 
ing daughters, June and Mary Jane; Bob 
Kerr, last year on the show; mother of 
Kitty Klark, Bob Porter and wife, Ralph 
Hunter, Don Smith, Walter Peltschman, 
Del Brewer and a large contingent of 
the Circus Historical Society.— DICK 
ANDERSON. 



COLE BROS. — Paul Nelson was kicked 
While working the Liberty horse act in 
center ring. Was his face red I The 
girls have discovered who steals their 
water, Arky Scott, why don’t you teach 
your elephants better manners? Flo 
White, I am told, enlisted in Salt Lake 
City in the heavy artillery. I see where 
D. D. Monark carries his own ice plant. 
We will remember Salt Lake City, with- 
out a doubt the dustiest lot in the 
world. 

Melannle Antalek was a happy girl last 
week. She celebrated her wedding an- 
niversary one day and the next day she 
had a letter from her mother thru the 
Red Cross. Her mother Is ln Europe 
and I understand that It was the first 
time she had heard from her in two 
years. Played day and date with Sle- 
brand Shows in Pocatello, Idaho. Their 
folks caught our matinee and after the 
night show we paid them a visit. The 
Slebrand folks were so nice to us, in- 
cluding Mr. and Mrs. Siebrand, Mr. and 
Mrs. Havry LaPearl, Mr. and Mrs. Clark, 
Bones Hartzcll, Tony and others. 

Side Show news: We all miss a fine 
girl who left us ln Salt Lake City, due 
(See Dressing Room Gossip on page 55) 



THE CORRAL 

(Communications to 25-27 Opera Place, 
Cincinnati 1 , O. 

DONALD McCARROLL, manager Mag- 
nolia Riding Club, Detroit, is arranging 
for another rodeo production, to be held 
in the club's arena. 

EVERETT E. COLBORN already Is lin- 
ing up talent for the Championship Rodeo 
In New York's Madison Square Garden. 
Among those selected to compete ln the 
ranch girl contest are Patricia Clark, 
University of Texas, nnd Nlta Mae Boyd, 
Sweetwater, and Lillian Cowan, Pecos, 
students of Hardin-Slnunons University, 
Abilene. 

WALLY LINDSTROM. all-round Cham- 
pion Canadian Cowboy, made a clean 
sweep at the annual Dog Pound Stam- 
pede. Cochrane, Alta. About 1,600 at- 
tended. Money went to the Red cross. 
Results were: Saddle Bronk Riding, 
Wally Llndstrom. Stan Carlson. Bare- 
back Bronk Riding.' Wally Llndstrom, 
Frank Morrln. Steer Riding, Wally 
Llndstrom, Jack Cope, Cecil Bu&hord, 
Carl Bundt. 

ZILKER PARK, Austin, Tex., will be the 
scene of.Colorado River Valley Stampede 
nnd Rodeo, under local American Fed- 
eration of Labor organizations auspices. 
Archie Patton is in charge of the rodeo 
which will present two matinee and 
night performances. Proceeds of the 
Sunday afternoon performance will bo 
turned over to United Service Organiza- 
tions. 

WEST MONROE (La.) Rodeo, Inc., 
voted recently to continue Its annual 
rodeos and has set full dates, with five 
night performances planned, Ed Hnrpcr, 
publicity manager, announces. He said 
that Geo.rgc Glascock, Fort “Worth, has 
been signed to provide the stock. Events 
will be held in conjunction with annuel 
Northeast Louisiana Swine Show at 
Ouachita Valley Fairgrounds. Grand- 
stands and bleachers are being renovated 
for the event. 

ADVERTISED as a championship calf 
roping contest, Toots Mansfield, Big 
Spring, Tex., and Clyde Burk. Comanche, 
Okla., will meet for roping honors at 
Midland. Tex. Last year the boys were 
the major attraction at the Midland La- 
bor Day celebration, with Mansfield the 
(See CORRAL on page 55) 




Under the Marquee 

(Communications to 25-27 Opera Place, Cincinnati 1, 0.) 



Diessintj Roam Qossip 

RINGLING-BARNUM— Since the open- 
ing in the Garden in April we have been 
out five months, and In preparation for 
the Chicago opening everything lias been 
done over. Props, floats and riggings 
have been repainted and costumes 
cleaned and repaired. During the Toledo 
engagement Rodney Davl3, circus fan 
and musician, played the trap drums 
With Frankie Holtz. Gabe Russ, bass 
horn tootlcr, has been taking photos of 
the show, inside and out. backyard, etc. 
Much credit Is due Joe Browning for 
giving tiro bugle calls, but ohl the berries 
he gets once ln a while on those weak 
notes! 

A magazine dealer ln Dotroit set up a 
stand outside the cookhouse one day 
selling nothing but The Saturday Eve- 
ning Post with F. Beverly Kelly's article 
on Merle Evans. Thru the entire mat- 
inee Merle (Toscanini) Evans blew his 

WANTED 

Telephone and Perianal Contact Meu, Denver Shrine 
Circus. 8co or writo 

SAM POLACK 

1724 Stout, Denver, Cole., Immediately. 

TIGHTS 

KOHAN MFC. CO. 

290 TAAFFE PLACE BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



' BILLY PAPE and Conchlta have been 
fishing at Chippewa Falls, Wls. 

CLOWN Rube Slmonds is at Norwood 
(Mass.) Hospital for a major operation. 

BOB FISHER'S Fearless Flyers, new 
four-people act, Joins Polack Bros.* Cir- 
cus at San Diego. 

CIRCUS manager's life: “Think at night. 
Work at day." 

WALTER GUIOE, cn route to Chicago, 
stopped off in Cincinnati on August 18. 
With his wife, he will play fairs In Wis- 
consin with his trampoline bar act. 

HAROLD TEAGEN and wife, who were 
recent visitors on Mills Bros.' Circus, re- 
port the six-horse Llborty act, worked 
by Milt Herjiott, the smoothest and fast- 
est they have seen in a long time. 

WAR work has claimed Ray Brlson and 
he is off the road for the first summer 
ln 20 years. He had the Side Show on 
Bell Bros.’ and Silver Bros.' circuses be- 
fore taking over a war Job ln Baltimore. 

AFTER Labor Day the circus season usually 
ends in the North. 

ROBERT D. GOOD, Allentown, Pa., 
who saw Rlngllng Bros.’ Spangles at the 
Garden says: "This show will live in my 
memory as one of the most pleasing olr- 
cus presentations I have ever witnessed.” 

FROM Dr. Henry H. Conley, CFA, Park 
Ridge, 111.: “Who says that clrous people 
are superstitious? Ernestine Clarke, of 
the Big Show, underwent an operation 
for an acute attack of appendicitis at 
' St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, IU., Fri- 
day. August 18.” 



SLIVERS JOHNSON will open his fair 
season at Xenia, O., August 3 for the 
Gus Sun Office and close September 18, 
following which he will go to Boston to 
opeh with Hamid-Morton Circus Septem- 
ber 25. It will be his fifth consecutive 
year with HM. 

OLD-TIMERS' most valued possession: Mem- 
ories of carly-day trouping. 

TED MEYER. Grand Island, Neb., who 
attended a performance of the Kelly- 
Miller Circus at Aurora, 25 miles from 
his home, visited 1 with Kelly Miller, man- 
ager; Obert Miller, equestrian director, 
and Bob and lone Stevens, concesslon- 
(Scc UNDER THE MARQUEE on page 55) 



Shorty Betty 

SUTTON & LEE 

America's Fastest Stock Whip Manipulators. 

Booking through: LEO CRUND 
Room 1029 
10 Rockefeller Plata, Radio City, N. Y. C. 



. WANTED 

CIRCUS ACTS 

f0T 

ARABIA TEMPLE 
SHRINE CIRCUS 

9 Days — November 6 to 14 Inch 
Write to 

JOHN L. ANDREW, Manager, 
Coliseum, Houston, Texas 



TENTS 

Used, 1 0*10, 14x21, 20x30, 30x46. 

Also Now Tents. New White SIdo Wall — Hand 
or Machine Roped — 7, 8. 0, and 10 Ft. High. 

D. M. KERR MFC. COMPANY 

19B4 Grand Avo., Chicago 22, Illinois 



WANT TO BUY FOR CASH 

Railroad Oars, Flats, Stock Cars eod Coaches 
suitable for email Clrcua. Aleo other Circus 
Property. Write, don't wire. 

C. P. BYAM 

Sherman Hotel CHICAGO, ILL. 



SPANGLES 

TIGHTS 

, ALBERTIS CO. 

1 440 W. 42 JT„ N. Y. (. 

“ Paata TbU'hTYo-jr Ad- 
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II 



WANTED 

High Wire or Sensational High Act or Flying Act to Open at San Diego, Calif., 
Friday, September 3, two weeks and season. 

POLACK BROS/ CIRCUS 

IRV J. POLACK, Mgr., Week of Aug. 25, Orphcum Theatre, Los Angeles, Calif. 



Wanted Immediately for 

RINGLING BROS.-BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS 

SWORD SWALLOWER 

Lady Preferred — Must Be First-Class. Other Good Side Show People, write. 
FRED SMYTHE, Mgr. Side Shows, Ringling Bros/ Circus, Chicago, Illinois. 



42 The Billboard 



FAIRS -EXPOSITIONS 

l Conducted by ROBERT R. DOEPKER — Communications to 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati 1, O j 



August 28, 1943 



SPRINGFIELD RECORD DRAW 



Ozark Empire Beats Weather, 
Gas-Rationing Cut to Double 

’42 Gate, Grandstand Counts 

• 

Estimated 39,000 turn out for initial two days of military 
themed annual — exhibits par last year — premium 
awards hiked — acts, midway click 

• 

SPRING-FIELD, Mo., Aug. 21.— With gate attendance and grandstand receipts 
for the Initial three days more than doubling the marks set during the first three 
days last year, Ozark Empire District Fair, which closes tonight, left Midwestern 
fair men with little fear over the successful outcome of their respective annuals. 
Sunday, opening day of tho annual, first on the Midwest Fair Circuit's parade, 
saw an estimated 25,000 pass thru the turnstiles, while Monday’s crowds “were in 
excess of 14.000. Tuesday also saw a tremendous crowd on hand, but attendance 

figures for that day and the subsequent 

days were not available at press time. 

Opening day’s attendance was consid- 
ered exceptionally outstanding because 
of the fact that the day was the hottest 
day of the season thus far in this section 
and altho gasoline rationing was cut 25 
per cent. Sunday saw 2,937 cars in the 
fairgrounds parking lot. Annual last 
year opened on a Tuesday. 

Fair, celebrating its sixth anniversary 
this year, has mushroomed from a verit- 
able “pumpkin” to one of the foremost ALLENTOWN, Pa., Aug. 21.— Officials 
In the Middle West. H. Frank Fellows, of Allentown Fair, have been advised that 
5SEPSS S'.ZS «» Office of Price Admlntrtratlon has 




Trek To Fairs 
Not Prohibited 
Under Gas Ban 



PRACTICING for his war-time role! 
John M. (Jack) Duf field, helmet on 
head and rifle to shoulder, poses for 
a farewell snapshot at the Roby, 
Ind., grounds of the Thearle-Duffield 
Fireworks Company, where ho was 
tendered a farewell party before de- 
parting for Camp Grant to enter the 
army. 



Jefferson Chalks 
New Crowd Marks 



Alabama’s Dates 
Set Back a W eek; 
B-C Show Signed 

BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 21 . — Alabama 
State Fair will be held one week later 
than originally planned, with Nat D. 
Rodgers ns general manager, it was an- 
nounced last week. Date was changed 
In order to get tho Barnes-Oarruthers 
show, which was booked for Oklahoma 
State Fair. Oklahoma City, for the week 
previous. 

Rodgers said that while transportation 
faculties would make it impossible to 
stage a livestock show this year, that 
educational and agricultural exhibits 
would be one of the main features. Pres- 
ent plans also caU for a poultry show, 
flower show and the women’s and fine 
art exhibits. Ed Bialas will bo In charge 
of the flower show. 

Plans for the entertainment features 
have hot been worked out, hut Honntos 
Bros.’ Shows will be on the midway this 
year. Annual has been billed “The Vic- 
tory Fair.” Grandstand is being re-roofed, 
having been damaged in a recent wind- 
storm. 



Duffield Honored 
At Farewell Party 

CHICAGO. Aug. 21.— John M. (Jack) 
Duffield. widely known on the fair olr- 



n,.* tiin onmmi sne uu ice oi .trice Administration nas JEFFERSON, Wis., Aug. 21. — -In its see- 

ago, realized that tO bUlld Up thO annual zinW ,,pn Y fils! on wuuioiu, wiitci y &uuwu y w w 

he must have a secretary-manager to ruled that the pleasure driving ban does JJJ. * JcfferLn SL°r Frir’ S ct un a cults Uiru his connection with Thoarlc- 
take over tho reins, who had the will not prohibit attendance at agricultural num v, er of new records for Its local r un Duffield Fireworks Company, was ten- 
“ *"? MS *»“» **“> «5>t attend XjS* tTEZS? in’ SITS i 

I? &.■* bslt?ss£ ssi's HtSSS&.tk 

srss ^sjssjs’seststa^z tswasr Afjs 

prnvoments have ten inodo at ,l*e .100- thelP OOCU p«i on . ‘ end vear. site mlr mapttultttoni tadl- *“#£*2^. 



mmmm wrnmm mw ss-ss 



7 Tr «ee .l w 'Z mg ban since Senator Davis of Pennsyl- 

and Friday nights. Assisting Fellows « on vaae 451 



and Boyd 'are Dr. W. A, Delzell, vice- 
president, and Tom Watkins Sr., treas- 
urer. 

Ozark Emptro officials felt that tho 
annual should bo held this year more 
than ever before. All said that “Now, ns 
(See SPRINGFIELD DRAW on page 46) 



(Sco TREK TO FAIRS on page 45) the grounds. 



Nebraska a Certainty as Army 
Decides Against Grounds Use; 
WithTictory TkemI 411 Cluh Activities to Fore 



- . rifles, while inside the tent wore tables 

are to be used to refurbish and ft har Jaclc was g rQG ted by scores 
of employees uud friends os he enterod, 
and from mid-afternoon until a lato 
hour all had a merry time. 



WLS Entertainers 
At Wisconsin State 

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 21.— -Altho the WLS 
Notional Born Dance show will not be at 



HAVANA, Aug. 14.— Despite wartime of Nebraska State Fair this year was several weeks, decided “the fair must go Farmer are represented at the fair ooen- 

rostrictlons, the New World Fair here decided here last Saturday following on" and appropriated funds for It. i ng today and will have some or the 

broke records In attendance, tor quality months of controversial discussion of Streamlined by wartime restrictions, popular Bam Dance artists on hand to 
and quantity of exhibits and presented tho question. Dates were set. with an this year’s annual is stripped of non- provide entertainment. 

One of the most colorful and best bal- 18-day horse-race meet scheduled. E. J. essentials, said Secretary Millie. Tho a large tent has been erected on tho 
anced entertainment programs in the Millie, secretary, announced the fair was board decided on an 18-day racing pro- fairgrounds where a display of activities 
fair's history. Central theme was the a certainty, following notice from the gram; horsB show the first three nights conducted bv the organization la feu- 
contributlon to America’s vast war ef- War Department that the army would of the fair, emphasis on the 4-H Club tured Also on exhibit is an armv and 

fort, and the annual carried out an “On- not lease the grounds as It has been show; a grandstand performance three n - V v dlanlav Tomorrow the Tittin r.™™ 

to- Victory" slogan in all phases. planning to do since June. nights, and exhibits of agricultural na- ScTS 

The sponsors faced many difficulties It was reported that officials felt that tura only. S Hie tot “Sthe WLS Sf?»2S ll 

but were encouraged by the public sup- the promotion of agricultural products Open livestock exhibits were abolished, programs will bs broadcast from 
port given. The fair took up one mllo and stimulation of farm output is because of wartime transportation prob- f a i r b 

of space on Port Avenue. Opening had, definitely a part of the war effort, and lems. The board said that much of the qv, provide musical entertain™.^ 
been announced for the last week of that abolishment of the State Fair In open livestock is entered from other prairie Ramblers will be on hand for a 

June, but rain caused a postponement Nebraska this year would be a mistake. States and would present transportation fivo-dav period Jack Holden 

t0 ^ he ^ rst to!’ 3 ln J vly. Army officials continued making lnspec- difficulties. Other eliminations Include Dance emseo will also add to the fun 

Twenty-two orchestras furnished mil- tion of the grounds and buildings as the annual baby show, tho needlework an( j frolic 

(See HAVANA COUNT on page 55) possible army storage facilities until the department, fine arts, domestic arts, I 

~ zero hour Saturday when tho War De- horticultural exhibits, usual poultry and r i r> i r>* a 

TI7| TV Ronl'in TJr\ partment wired the announcement of Its pigeon shows and educational exhibits. JOO GOtly UOOK.S rive Acts 

rr -M-JVr AJUUrv u u decision not to lease. The State poultry association will hold 

— — - - — - All entertainment contracts for the fair Its annual poultry show In conjunction ^ CHICAGO, ^Aug. 21. — Joe Cody has 



In Ohio, Indiana 



were to have carried war clauses, ex- with the fair, and the board said partlcu- booked the Martingales, Harry Bardell, 
nnwnru.-nr . emptlng the fair board from liability If lar emphasis will be placed on the 4-H the Helene Sisters, Hoffman and Kay and 

Cincinnati, Aug. 21. — -Bill McCluskey, the army decided to tako the grounds Club Show this year in an effort to en- Bill King for six weeks of fairs. He says 
manager of WLW Promotions, Inc., said before opening of the fair. Before the courage young farmers to boost food pro- thnt the demand for acts this season Is 
here that government travel restrictions military began to cloud the State fair ductlon. exceptionally heavy. 

this year have made it necessary to limit picture In Nebraska, the Legislature hold 

fair and other outdoor bookings of WLW a pow-wow over the question of s tacrine * * ii p 

talent to events In Ohio and Indiana. the annual In a year of war and ra- Melbourne Votes Continuance 
^yed. however,^ that | bookings are turning. Nebraska’s Governor Dwight 



wtonMH,W talent set in 1938 Griswold made a recommendation In his $38^ap^oprfn^cd ^y ^ th^Leglsfa^m^fOT 

ffiehlS budget message to the one-house Legisla- awards, the annual Izard County Fair 

eiiuft oa St Vlr * ^ ure tbttt the Iair be suspended for the will continue despite the war. R. G. 

glnla, as wen as Ohio and Indiana. duration. The senators balked, and after Thompson, president, announces. 



Fair List 



A VisP of fairs and expositions will 
be found in tho List Section of this 
issue. 





August 28 1 1943 



FAIRS-EXPOSITIOIVS 



The Billboard 43 



AROUND THE GROUNDS 



Donaldson ville Maps 
Extensive Stand Menu 



CASSOPOLIS. Mich. — Cuss County Pair 
here has been called off for the duration, 
Harry Ibbotson, secretary, announces. 

VANCOUVER. B. C.— A member of the 
Vancouver Exhibition Association, Lt. 
John Campbell McLean, hns arrived over- 
seas with the Canadian Army. 

BLUE HILL, Me.— Blue Hill Pair, held 
here annually, hns been canceled for the 
duration, E. G. Williams, secretary, re- 
ports. 

SMEATON, Saak. — Second annual one- 
day fair hero was a success. Exhibits 
were numerous. Attendance was over 
the 2,000 mark. President is O. Connor, 
and secretary Is Vic King. 

KELVINGTON, Snsk. — 'Fair sponsored 
by Kelvington Agricultural Society was 
the best ever held by the organization. 
Weather was good, attendance was big 
and exhibits numerous. 

McKINNEY, Tex.— Collin County Pure. 
Bred Livestock Association will hold a 
livestock show, with Mack Morgan in 
charge of arrangements. It was an- 
nounced this week. 

WICHITA FALLS, Tex.— Gov. Coke 
Stevenson will address the annual Wi- 
chita County Pair patrons at the fair- 
grounds in Iowa Park on the opening 
night of the five-day annual. 

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — Plans to make 
Hagerstown Fair the best possible under 
wartime restrictions are being continued, 
it was announced by A. K. Coffman, 
president ol the annual. 

EDMONTON. Alta.— No horse race 
meet will be held in Edmonton this Bum- 
mer because the Royal Canadian Air 
Porce, now occupying the exhibition 
grounds, refused use of the track. No 
reason was given for the refusal. 

PETERSBURG, Va.— Southsldo Virginia 
Pair will be held hero this year as sched- 
uled, with net proceeds of the annual 
to be given to a local charity. Dates 
for Children’s and Petersburg days have 
been set aside. 

MERRILL, Wis.— At the 4-H Club fair 
here, August 9-12, E. A. Bodart’s Shows 
were on the midway. Patsy Montana 
and acts from WLS Round-Up were fea- 
tured at grandstand, with the Paul Lewis 
Circus unit supplementing the enter- 
tainment. 

BUTLER, Pa. — C. M. Miller, secretary, 
Butler Pair and Exposition, said last week 
that dates for this year’s annual have 
been set back three weeks. Pair will pre- 
sent two days of harness racing, and 
Bantly’s All-American Shows have been 
signed for the midway. 

NORTHAMPTON, Pa. — Twin County 
Pair here is readying plans to make this 
year’s annual the best in the fair’s his- 
tory. A number of acts and attractions 
have been signed and exhibits are being 
prepared. R. H. Miner’s Garden State 
Shows have been contracted for the mid- 
way. 

PROVIDENCE.— For the second con- 
secutive year Rhode Island will have no 
State Fair. Manager Arthur Peckham, 
of Kingston Fair, this week announced 
definite cancellation of tho annual be- 



DONALDSON VILLE, La., Aug. 21.— One 
cause of dimout regulations, transporta- of the largest and best grandstand pro- 
tion and labor difficulties, and wartime grams ln thc 30 -year history of the South 
restrictions against gathering of crowds. Louisiana State Fair Association is being 
mapped for this year’s annual, L. S. 

CAMBRIDGE, N. Y. — At a special meet- Borne, president, announced this week, 
lng of the directors of Cambridge Pair Contracted acts include the Great, Peters, 
August 7 it was voted to set back the Flying Romas, Three Harrisons, Flying 
dates or the annual by a week. Move Allen and Simon D. J. Collins, clown and 
was made after requests from exhibitors emsee. In addition to the dance ork, 
and 4-H Club members pointed out that army orks will provide a special musical 
the lateness of the crops this season program. 

would limit the number of farm exhibits, 

Secretary P. J. Houlton said. 

\ ictory Animal for Sandwich 

BOSTON. — The war has knocked two 

of the Bay State's fairs out of the run- SANDWICH, N. H., Aug. 21. — With 
liing. Last week’s announcement that emphasis 011 home and agricultural ex- 
Brockton (Mass.) Fair would not be held hibits, annual Sandwich Fair will be 
was followed this week by word from held as usual despite war conditions, it 
the directors of Marshfieid Fair that was announced August 12. It was 
they hacl voted not to operate the an- pointed out that the 33d annual would 
nual this year, marking the first can- be shorn of some of its usual commercial 
cellation in the fair’s 77-ycar history. attractions, but will smock more of a 

<• ' farm flavor with Victory Garden produce 

TIMQNICM, Md.— Tins city Is plan- a,ld Pood for Freedom, home canned, 
nlng a one-day miniature fair, featuring among tho highlights. 

a farm and Victory Garden exhibit, — 

horseshoe pitching, athletic contests and Blythcsvillc Awards Hiked 
a dance. Prizes will he awarded for the J 
most original and decorative cart, car- 
riage or wagon pulled by horses. A spe- 
cial prize of War Stamps will go to per- 
son driving a wagon or carriage the long- 
est distance to thc fair. 



Gov. Dubs Pine Bluff 
Show “Livestock Week ” 




NATIONAL 
SHOWMEN’S 
ASSOCIATION 

GREETS YOU 

You are eligible to Membership in 
this fastest growing showmen’s or- 
ganization if you are a showman or 
affiliated with the amusement busi- 
ness. Clubrooms in the center of 
the amusement world. 

Palace Theatre Building, 

1564 Broadway, 

New York 19, N. Y. 

Mostly everyone of the Eastern 
amusement family is a member. 
Are you? 

Write for information 

Initiation $10.00 

Dues $10.00 Yearly 




Some lime open for a few late dales. Wlro 
or write today. 

Permanent Address: 

Care Tho Billboard, Cincinnati 1, O.. or 
Rep. Barnos-Carmthere, Chicago, 111. 



BLYTHEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 21.— A cot- 
ton picking contest will open the week’s 
Mississippl'County Fair September 20-26, 
with awards totaling over $3,000. Fea- 
tures will bo horse racing, musical revue, 
midway and agricultural and livestock 
CINCINNATI. — Cincinnati-Hnmilton exhibitions. Theme is Food and Feed 
County Fair at Carthage last week re- f 0r Victory, Clarence H. Wilson, president, 
leased Its premium book. Lawrence P. said. 

Lake and George K. Foster headed a 

special committco in charge of the book, 
while Hugo Burgheim again directed the 
administrative details and production. 

Book lists prizes having a value of over 
$25,000, with many of the awards being 
made in the form of War Stamps and 

Bonds. Former Governor Myers Y. PINE BLUFF, Ark., Aug. 21.— Governor 
Cooper said the book lists 1,283 awards. Adkins has proclaimed the week during 
the Arkansas Livestock Show “Livestock 
MELFORiT, Sask.' — Over 11,000 attended Week." Annual is being held for the first 
tho 38th annual three-day Molfort Fair, time in this city after lt had been found 
With thc exception of the cattle section, that thc only available facilities for tho 
nil livestock exhibits were down slightly continuation of thc show were at tho for- 
from last year because of the shortage rner East Arkansas Fair grounds here, 
of farm labor. Over 60 boys attended Clyde E. Byrd, secretary-manager of 
the farm boys’ camp. Fair was officially the association, opened the show’s offices 
opened by W. I. Munro, general super- here with an advance ticket sale of 
•Intendent of transportation, Canadian $5,000, sponsored by local businessmen. 
National Railways. Winnipeg. George premiums total $16,000, appropriated by 
Hamilton, Winnipeg, provided the grand- the Legislature. Governor Adkins called 
stand attractions, and E. J. Casey Shows j or statewide participation In the show 
were on the midway. and said that the Department of Agri- 

culture has reported that Arkansas llve- 
MILWAUICEE. — Tho Victory Poultry stock has been Increasing annually “be- 
Lane exhibit at Wisconsin State Fair cause of increased attention to livestock 
will include a short course in the pro- development created by this show.” 

ductlon of poultry and eggs, C. Howard 

King, Poultry dcpartment supcrlntend- ST . LOUIS.— Grover LaRose, manager 
ent at the fair, says Proper care of a Orovc , LaRose A tt ractt ons, who moved 
family-sized flock of 25 to 50 clUc^ will to larger quarters in the Paul Brown 
be exhibited. Exhibit lshe g Building recently, signed contracts in 
by the Wisconsin CO-Operative PouHry the ]ast several wee ks to furnish the 
Improvement Association, an affiliation grandstand attractions at fairs in Salem, 
of all branches of the poultry!^ .y, Mount Vernon and Oblong, 111., and Mex- 
wlth the co-operation ico, Mo. Celebrations inked Included 

partment of the Unlve^lty^ of Wisconsin thosc #t Sandwloh and Goldeni In ., Qnd 
and tho State Department of Agrlcul- p acllic> Mo LaUose has produced two 
ture - elaborate revues, which he 13 using at 

, some of his fair dates ln addition to his 
TRENTON, N. J. — Forty-three days of free acts . He recently installed an or- 
horse racing at New Jersey State Fair- C h 0 stra department ln his office, and 
grounds was requested in an application besides furnishing' talent at fairs and 
filed with the State Racing Commission celebrations, he is providing acts and 
hero. When pari-mutuel was legalized attractions for 10 weeks or army camps, 
ln New Jersey George A. Hamid, fair op- se , vera i theaters and 14 night clubs ln St. 
crator, filed a similar application, but his Louis and vicinity, 
petition was denied because tho plunt 
and equipment were considered inade- 
quate. Other than leasing the grounds. GRANDSTAND acts at Logan County 
grandstands and other buildings, the fair Fair, Lincoln, 111., August 9-13, booked 
management Is sold to have no connec- by Boyle Woolfolk Agency, were Beehler’s 
tion with this new group, Incorporated Hollywood Animals; La Blond Trio, 
as the Tr.enton Jockey Club and headed comedy bars; Taylor Kids, acros; Pick- 
by Roy Bryson, operator of a track at ard’s Seals and Rita and Dunn, high 
Bel Air, Md. wlre - 

PROF. GEORGE J. KELLER, wild ani- 
mal trainer, who was at Hamid’s Mllllon- 
Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, last season 
and who is now instructor in engineer- 
ing drawing at the navy school in 
Bloomsburg, Pa., plans to spend his va- 
cation this season playing some fairs 
with his animal act. 



WANTED 

RIDES AND SHOWS, CONCESSIONS 

Huntingdon County Fair 

AUG. 31 -SEPT. 1. 2, 3, 4, 1943. 

Contact 

KERM1T L. LANEY, Sccy., 
Huntingdon, Pa. 



NOTICE TO RIDDEKS 

Notion 1* hereby given that the Officers of the 
SWITZERLAND COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIA- 
TION will hold a ineetlnu Monday. September 
Gth, 1048. of. H p m., nt. thc Odd Fellows’ Hall 
at Falrview, Indiana, for tlio purpose of receiving 
bids fur the privilege of selling Hats of all kinds, 
including Sandwiches, Ice Cream and Cold Drinks 
(saiil drinkii not to soil for moro than five cents) . 
nil tho Fair Grounds »t Fairview. Indiana. Sep- 
tember 23rd. 24th and 25th. 1043. Said bids 
musl be sealed and must be aciorupuiieri by n 
certified cheek In tho amount of one-third of 
the amount bid. The officers .reserve the right 
to reject auy and all bids. 

HARVEY COLE, Pro. LE ROY ROSE. Sooy. 

(Bids should be brought or mailed to Leltoy 
Rose. Secy., liouto 9 1, Bennington. Indiana.) 



FAIR SECRETARIES 

Tennessee, Arkansas, 

Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana 

AND PROMOTERS, NOTICE 

If you want a real rodeo, best of stock and 
talent. All address: 

RODEO MCR., Box 1528, Alexandria, La. 

P.S.: Our oportlng date, Alexandria, Tenn., 
August 24th. Also have Vernon Parish Fair, 
Leesvllle, La., Oct. 5th thru 10th. 



WANTED-RIDES ONLY 

For 2-Day Fair, September 24 and 25, 
Algona, Iowa. 

A. L. BROWN, Secy. 



FREE ACTS WANTED 

Twice Daily. Clve Price. 

UNION COUNTY FAIR ASSN. 

Union, S. C., week October 11. 

Contact M. C. PACE, Secy., Jonesvillc, S. CL I 



Two in North Mississippi 
Set 1943 Operation Plans 

JACKSON. Miss., Aug. 21.— Plans for 
continuation of two Important fairs and 
dairy shows ln North Mississippi were 
announced during thc week. At Colum- 
bus the Columbus Fair and Livestock 
Show will run for six days. Livestock 
exhibits arc expected to be the largest 
ever seen. Farmers from a 50-mlle radius 
are expected to provide the main support. 

The State Dairy Show will bo held at 
Newton for the first show ln two years. 
Piemium list will total $1,525. Missis- 
sippi State Jersey Cattle Club will take 
an active part ln livestock exhibits. 



EDMONTON, Alta.— George Hamilton’s 
Grandstand Show, which has been play- 
ing the Western Canada Class B Fair 
Circuit, has been set for a week at 
Clarke Stadium, Edmonton, beginning 
August 16. Show will be presented 
nightly and at two matinees. Perform- 
ers include Hubert Castle, Roland Tie- 
hor's Seals and Reg. Kehoe’s Marimba 
Band. 



HART FAIR 



For Conc«*ion Waco contact GEORGE W. 
POWERS, Hart, Mich., or F. L. FLACK, Detroit. 
Mich. Phono: Columbia 3200-, Detroit. 

JRBAUYV1LUJ 
COMMUNITY FAIR 

September 8-10-11 

Shorn and Independent Concessions wanted. Write 
WM. F. PRALL, Sec.. Medaryvllle, Ind. 

TIOGA VALLEY FAIR 

Wants 

Merry-Go-Round or Kiddie Ride. Concession, Bingo. 
August 3 tc G. 

War Bond Bully on Labor Day. 

„ Located in Tioga, Pa. 

j-OARL H. FORREST, Secy. 




44 The Billboard 



p arks-resorts-pools 

; Conducted by WILLIAM j. SACHS— Communications fro 25 Opera Place, Cincinnati 1, 0.; 



August 28, 1943 



Pa. Ops Eye Post-War Puzzles 



Keystoners 
To Huddle at 



Philly Meet 



State group on August 26 
■will mix biz with tours of 
Woodside, Willow Grove 



PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 21. — Post-war 
de\ elopment of parks and pools, war- 
time operation and co-operation with 
the government will be forum topics at 
the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania 
Amusement Parks Association here on 
August 26, said President Norman S. 
Alexander, who Is also head of Woodside 
Park here. 

While no special events have been 
planned, a full program lor members 
and guests has been prepared. Delegates 
will meet informally m the morning at 
the Benjamin Franklin Hotel nnrl the 
regular business session is scheduled for 
the afternoon In Woodside Park. Instead 
of following a set program with prepared 
talks and. selected topics, the meeting 
will be in the nature of a forum discus- 
sion. 

National Heads Coming 

Among those who have signified their 
intention to attend are Leonard B. 
Sehloss, president of the National Asso- 
ciation of Amusement Parks. Pools and 
Beaches and general manager of Glen 
Echo (Md.) P.'|tk, near Washington; A. 
R. Hodge. Chicago, executive secretary 
cf the NAAPPB; c. L. Bcares Jr., head of 
Westvlew Park, and A. Brady McSwtgan, 
(See Keystoners to Meet on opp. page) 




Late Bus Gas 



Reprieve in East 
Easy To Take 



THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS’ WORTH OF WAR BONDS have been sold 
thru the use of these figures at H. B. Maxey's Wax Museum at Old Orchard 
Beach, Me. Any patron who buys a $1,000 bond is given the privilege of 
razzing Mussolini, Hirohito and Hitler, as is being done by Owner Maxey 
(left) and Roy Lavalle, a museum employee. The museum impresario does 
not show the figures inside but keeps them for his own entertainment, he 
says, so that he can call them what he thinks they are and can thumb them 
as often as he pleases. 



WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.— The freeing 
this week of busses and taxicabs in the 
Eastern gasoline shortage area from the 
emergency mileage reduction In effect 
since May 27 came as late-season good 
news to amusement park, pool and other 
outdoor operators. 

The story of how reduction of bus and 
taxi service caused considerable hard- 
ship in many locations, especially to opa . 
whose parks and pools were on bus lines ! 
whose services were curtailed, is well 
known, and other operators forced to use 
tent locations on the outskirts of cities 
also found the going tough In many in- 
stances. Altho season" is nearing an end 
the last-minute reprieve Is being grate- 
fully received on all hands. 

Cancellation of the curtailment order, 
Office of Defense Transportation re- , 
ported, was made possible by the action , 
of the Petroleum Administrator for War 
in providing an increase of 14,000 barrclB 
daily in allotment of gasoline for neces- 
sary commercial transport operations in 
the Eastern region. 

In lifting the curtailment order, ODT 
Director Joseph B. Eastman said: “The 
success of the emergency mileage cur- 
(See Bus Gas Based in. East on opp. page) I 



Mass. Resort Changes Hands 



at-Homes 
Boost for Balto 



Illions Operations 
Hold to Right Side 



MONTREAL, Aug. 21.— Harry A. Illions, 
who has rides and other equipment in 
Belmont Park hero, reports a good season 
to date in this city, where he will remain 
for several weeks. Ho said returns also 
were good from his rides in Seaside Park. 
Virginia Beach. Va.. which is managed 
by Lessee Frank D. Shean. 

In Celoron Park, Jamestown, N. Y., 
which was purchased last spring, busi- 
ness was only fair, he reported, largely 
because of the pleasure-driving ban. Ho 
said the Celoron Realty Company is 
headed by himself as president and treas- 
urer. with A1 C. Beck as company secre- 
tary and park manager; Florence Lussc, 
vice-president: Mrs. Beck, secretary to the 
president; Phil Illions, brother of Harry, 
park superintendent and ride manager. 

President Bllona said he had desired to 
place some rides at Toronto's Fair for 
Britain, but found it necessary to devote 
his time to other interests. The Bozo 
and Rapids rides will remain hr storage 
in Toronto. 



Stay-at-Homes Omaha Peony Runs property at Silver Lake, near here, ln- 

J - eluding Merry-Go-Round and pleasure 

JACP I .boats, owned by Anthony Lamberto, has 

1UDC been so ia to Manuel Santos and Joseph 

OMAHA, Aug. 21.— Business at Joo Courtemanche, Woonsocket, R. I. New 
BALTIMORE, Aug. 21. — Despite gas Malec’s Peony Park pool and Royal Grove owners plan to continue operation and 
curbs and the pleasure-driving ban, parka outdoor ballroom Is running neck and w111 improve the property by rebuilding » 
in this aroa have registered to date a sea- neck with that of last year. After a bad ^he cafe, reconstructing a bridge leading 
son with gains running from 26 to 50 per start when the park was swept by a flash' to ttie Island and other reconditioning, 

cent, according to officials. Under re- flood in Juno, July took a spurt to sur- 

strictions people find It necessary to seek pass July, 1042, altho many former pool Wilrlwond TT-ic Wnrtiinp Hlrdi 

amusement near home and these they patrons are now In uniform. Departing WUawouu nds wartime 

find at spots such as Gwynn Oak, Carlin's from custom, the spot has staged no wtt nivoon w t Aup* ^1—— Greater 

and Bay Shore KSs^Ton LaborT™ ^ *” WUdwc^toki^g wtt Wildwood! 

Picnics have been strong at Gwynn Oak closing on Labor Day . Wildwood and North. Wildwood, reached 

and Carlin’s, with more booked than last Effect of gas rationing has been worse jt s summer top mark on the week-end of 1 
season and with larger crowds attending, in mid-week, Wednesday and Thursday August 14 and IS, when population 

Swimming has been favored at Carlin's nights taking big drops. Park has kept swelled to about 325,000, a new high 

and Bay Shore. Bingo Is popular,, espe- the same ork. Morton Wells's 16-plece, alncB 3tarfc of the war . Ban ks reported 

dally at Gwynn Oak, where last Sunday all summer. Saturday and Sunday nights deposits up 40 per cent over last year's 

was one of the biggest days, with six at- have been good, as have stag Tuesday and predicted that the season might 
tendants kept busy. Dance business has nights. equal that of 1029. an all-time high, 

been good at all spots. park Is about 11 blocks beyond trans- - ■ - — 

Biggest Swim Period portatlon limits, yet the first night after 

A| thn inn nnn v, a „« Midwest gas ration was reducod to three 



pools this season. Lakewood Pool, Carlin's 
Olympic Pool, Meadowbrook, Five Oaks 
and the Bay Shore Amusement Park swim 
facilities have registered to date their 



PHILADELPHIA. — Somerton Springs, 
biggest period In recent years. Mercury suburban pool, in one of its best seasons 
has been ranging from 90 to 100 degrees in years, has scheduled water shows for 
and there never has been a more con- the closing weeks on Wednesday, Friday, 
tinuously hot summer. Majority of Saturday and Sunday evenings. Largo 
swimmers visited pools by street car and cast of pro and stunt swimmers la 
(See Balto Area Pulling on opp. page) headed by Paul McDowell. 



Making Snoots 
Sells War Bonds 
At Old Orchard 



Acts and Pyro Set 
For Finale in Cincy 



CINCINNATI, Aug. 21. — Coney Island's 
customary finale of the season has been 
titled Victory Sky Revue and will be 
presented from August 27 thru Labor 
Day. upon which holiday the season will 
be closed. 



President and General Manager Edward 
L. Schott booked special free attractions 
to work twice dally for the event. In- 
cluded are Peaches Sky Revue, aerial Is ts; 
Pavoff Troupe, high act, and Flying 
Wards. There will be nightly fireworks. 

In tho clubhouse Gladys (Happy) Lee 
and her WKRC orchestra will continue 
until the close, as will Bob Chester and 
his orchestra in Moonlite Gardens, with 
Betty Bradley, vocalist. The perk steamer, 
Island Queen, will carry crowds until the 
season ends. * 



OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Me., Aug. 21.— 
H. B. Maxey reports a good season, his 
third here with hla Old Eden Wax 
Muaeuih, considering the pleasure-driving 
ban and other conditions. The big mu- 
seum with Its many historical figures has 
been a good draw and Owner Maxey plans 
to return here next season and use the 
same building. 

A novel sales promotion for War Bonds 

. was developed by him In the presentation 

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 21. — Edward of the park a possibility. Added to these of wax figures of Mussolini, Hirohito and 
J. Carroll claims a victory for the 1943 are labor shortage, material shortage and Hitler. A patron who buys a $1,000 War. 
campaign. With a («„ -miu Jaft, only sh “ , Bond, la given the privilege ot aiming a 

The drive to bring back business gun or thumbing the decadent dictators 
neces- brought out the "transmoblles,” a fleet and this has proved to be a popular Bport. 
of reconditioned auto transports. In- The museum will be closed on the night 



Carroll Wins Over ’43 Obstacle 
Course of Headachy Setbacks 



some “mopping -up" maneuvers 

sary to round out one or the most — „ r 

cessnu seasons Riverside Park has had ventive genius of Vernon A. Trigger, park of Labor Day. The owner's son, Edmond 
iwde r bis ownership-management. superintendent, plus Initiative and cour- Reed Maxey, secretary and general man- 

.. „ ter , f, ot “ n S off an impressive age of Carroll, plus some good publio ager of the museum enterprise, who has 
offensive in April, the Carroll forces relations work not only solved the trans- been working In a defense plant In Mcm- 
were thrown back first when South End portatlon problem but drew national pub- phis, will come here to take tho museum 
Bridges vital connecting link between llcity for Carroll, Trigger and the park. on the road after Labor Day, dates to bo 
Springfield and the park, was closed for Buslnessjzoomed with the advent of the sponsored by civic clubs and other or- 
repalrs. Patrons were forced to detour transmobiles, daily operation was resumed ganlzatlons. with a percentage of receipts 
* n Sfci w fo l! r mlIes ' whIch waa something and grosses are now running ahead of to be devoted to the benefit of sorvlce- 
to thlmc about in the days of lean gas those of the past three yenrs. Outing men and their widows and orphans. Owner 
in tho East. Second setback was the OPA business has been best in history and Maxey said, Widely known in the medl- 
piensure-drlvJng bon, followed quickly bookings are well into October. It looks cine show field for many years, he rc- 
Sy.pT? n fflTT cur * allm e y ?rtier bannlng as tho the park would remain open later tired from that business about seven. 
" closing than in any previous year. years ago. 



bus service to a dog i ce that n 




August 28 1943 



PARKS-RESORTS-POOLS 



The BiHhoard 



45 



The Pool Whirl 

By NAT A. TOR 

(All Communications to Nat A. Tor, 
Care New York Office The Billboard) 

Replying to Inquiry 

Dealer In souvenirs ancl novelties, G. 
A. Lichtenthaeler writes from Lebanon, 
Pa. : “Last winter I purchased a parcel of 
ground on which there is a concrete pool 
about 250 by 150 feet. This summer a 
part of the Indian town Gap Military of 
the army took over. They are using it 
not only for swimming but to Instruct 
soldiers In swimming, etc. I nm inter- 
ested in getting information of all kinds 
es to operating this place for civilians 
next year.’’ 

First, permit this pillar to be first to 
wish you the best of luck as a pool op- 
erator. Tire paramount thing to remem- 
ber is that catering to John Q. Public Is 
a privilege that many abuse. Don't you 
do it. Have the safety and comfort of 
your patrons uppermost in your mind at 
all times. Don’t think, ns so many in 
the biz do very unwisely indeed, that 
because there may not be another swim 
pool in your vicinity the men, women 
and children in your neighborhood are 
compelled to visit your tank and that 
therefore you can give them any old 
kind of service. 

If you are planning to make a grand 
killing in one season on your property, 
please don't attempt it. The swimming 
biz is not that kind of an Investment. 
It'll take you one summer to "sell" your 
plunge to your neighbors and another 
to start getting repeat swimmers. Of 
course, if you're lucky enough to get an 
exceptionally torrid season during your 
initial period you will probably make 
money and may think that you have hit 
a gold mine. But don’t bank on it. Old 
Sol and his enemy. Old Jupe Pliivius, 
arc known to play havoc with, summer 
weather. So be sure that you have 
enough of what it takes to carry you 
thru just in case the latter wins out. 

Don’t be one of those pool men who 
sit back and wait for business. Pool op- 
eration is not like some other line. In 
your present occupation, as you know, 
if you have a good line of merchandise 
and plenty of timely novelties, you will 
do okay. Pools have no big foUr-star 
pictures or once-in-a-lifetlme gadgets to 
sell. What you sell is the same thing, 
day in and day out, a pool, sandy beach, 
(if you have it) and that's all. So you 
must advertise and publicize strongly, 
whether your estab la small or large. 
And you’ve got to put on continual 
events to draw crowds. To be sure, the 
aforementioned Old Sol will help on a 
few days during summer. But what 
about the many days when he Is not 
around? 

You’ve got to think about those things 
If you're thinking of becoming a pool 
operator. Incidentally, don’t get me 
wrong. I’m not saying that you’re going 
to do all those things. Perhaps you feel 
that I have no right even to mention 
all this. But you asked for it, so I’m 
telling you. I've been around the swim 
pool field for lo, these many years — 15 
to bo exact — and so mayy alleged pool 
operators try to do the tricks mentioned 
above that 1 believe It Is my duty to 
warn a newcomer, especially as you were 
man enough to ask for advice. 

* • • 

Walter Cleaver, who has resigned as 
manager of Park Central indoor plunge, 
New York City, prior to working at Harry 
Lanzner’s swimatorium, handled the bal- 
let at Billy Rose’s Aquacade at the 
World’s Fair. 

Those who saw the baby-crawling race 
in the newsreels a few weeks back saw a 
cute tot on the training table who got 
the biggest laugh. Few people know 
that the proud grandpappy of that in- 
fant is Fhtl Smith, manager of Palisades 
(N. J.) Amusement Park pool. 

Qtlantic Git\j 

By MAURI E ORODENKER 

Oscar Meinharclt, producer of the an- 
nual Market Week show in California, 
has been signed to produce the show 
for this year's Miss America Pageant dur- 
ing Labor Day week in the Warner Thea- 
ter. Bob Russell, nltery performer, will 
again be emsee. 

Altho Atlantic City Amusement Men'B 
Association, headed by Steel Pier's Frank 
P. Gravatt, has been urging a lifting of 
dim-out regulations here, the State Civ- 



ilian Defense director said that It would 
be no go until after the war. Director 
Dreyfuss reminded amusement Interests 
that New Jersey had been declared a 
military area. 

August 14 and 15 week-end again saw 
a record crowd of over 200,000 here. 

Some military population is assured 
with the army taking back the Chal- 
fonte-Haddon Kail hotels and the Hotel 
Lafayette and five smaller buildings to 
be used as hospitals. It Is expected other 
hotels will be taken back for hospital 
use. assuring a flow of fall and winter 
visitors. 



Acts Kept Busy During 
Early Summer in Sweden 

STOCKHOLM (Delayed). — The amuse- 
ment parks, Gronelunds Tivoli and No- 
jesfaltet in Stockholm and Liseberg in 
Gothenberg, are carrying on as usual. 
All go in heavily for circus and vaude 
nets with bills renewed twice monthly. 
June program at Tivoli included Unger 
Twins and Vera Valdor, dance trio; 
Marlon Casl. contortionist; Rolandl Sis- 
ters, Jugglers; Hildegard and Irmgard, 
acrobats, and Arne Ohlsen and Dora 
Lindgren, singers. Nojesfaltct's June bill 
listed Charles Hogan, card tricks; Miss 
Edelton, acrobat; Bird and Bird, imita- 
tors of birds, and Ake Gronbcrg, singer. 
Circus Altenburg, tenter, is playing this 
park. 

On the open-air stage of Liseberg 
Park the June program featured Frank 
Jackson and Company, Wild West act; 
Glmo and Partner, comedy bikes, and 
Five Elvardos, acrobats. Sweden also has 
numerous Folkets Parks, small-town 
amusement parks, which play good units. 



Park Briefs 

PEEJAY RINGENS, bicyclc-dlve-tank 
act, was held over for extra time In Bel- 
mont Park, Montreal. 

WASHINGTON.— Despite an 11 per 
cent Increase in use of pools over last 
year, there Is ample room to accommo- 
date all Washington seekers of chlori- 
nated fun, the Welfare and Recreational 
Association announced. It was the first 
time the Increase in use of pools here 
was revealed. Takoma Pool reported 
over 28,000 swimmers during the year’s 
first month of operation. 

BALTIMORE. — The announced plan to 
lift the ban on pleasure driving on Sep- 
tember 1 is being anticipated by many 
Baltimore motorists as well a6 near-by 
resort operators, Judging from the large 
patronage at near-by resorts over the 
August 14 and 15 week-end. A check 
showed nearly three times as many auto- 
mobiles as usual at beaches and other 
resorts, all bearing licenses indicating 
they were from Baltimore. The local 
OPA office made It known that the ban 
was still in effect, and with the aid of 
police and enforcement agents took down 
license numbers. Apparently motorists 
were not impressed by the proceedure. 



morning and those on day shifts visit 
pools In the evening. 

Carlin’s Park Olympic pool manage- 
ment found it necessary to enlarge the 
beach by 25,000 square feet of space. 
Check rooms and locker rooms have been 
doubled to handle 5,000 persons at one 
time and Improvements and expnnsion 
have been under supervision of John S. 
Radebaugh, in charge of pool activities. 

Owner Raises Chickens 

Chicken raising in Gwynn Oak Park is 
a hobby of Arthur B. Price, owner 'and 
general manager. The section last season 
occupied by Jungle land was converted 
Into a chicken farm. Good results are re- 
ported. 

Ocean City has been designated as a 
restricted zone in tightened regulations 
announced by Lieut. Gen. Hugh H. Drum, 
commander of the Eastern Defense Com- 
mand and First Army. All except military 
personnel on duty are barred from beaches 
of the Maryland resort during hours of 
darkness ancl use of cameras 13 banned. 



Stroke Fatal to Tex Clark 

KANSAS CITY. Mo., Aug. 21.— N. T. 
(Tex) Clark, former director of Swope 
Park Zoo here, who died August 14, 
prior to 1919 had had a career in circuses 
and show business which dated from 
the time he started playing Little Eva 
in Uncle Tom’s Cabin at the age of nine. 
His work in Kansas City was reflected 
in the zoo, which he developed from a 
small start. Born In Texas he was chris- 
tened. Norman Tech Clark, which became 
“Texas” when he joined a circus in 1900 
at the age of 13, deserting the Gains- 
borough International Dramatic Reper- 
tovy show at Fort Smith, Ark. Ills wife,, 
Hortense E., died in 1937. His career 
was related in a serial story The Animal 
Man, published In The Kansas City Star 
in 1933 and written by Hubert Kelley, 
a former staff member. More details in 
the Final Curtain. 



PORTLAND, Ore. — Washington Park 
Zoo bus a new 8-year-old cougar, gift of 
H. W. Fowler, operator of Lake Tahkenitch 
Resort, near Gardiner, Ore. Some time 
ago Fowlfer sought to give some of the 
animals in his own zoo to the city of 
Portland because of meat rationing, but 
the city had no way In which to transport 
them. Collins Concrete Pipe Company, 
which operates trucks past Gardiner dally, 
came to the rescue and hauled the cougar 
to Portland without cost to taxpayers. 



New Spot for Dartmouth 

DARTMOUTH, N. S.. Aug. 21.— Pur- 
chase has been made of four and one- 
half acres bordering Banook Lake on thB 
outskirts of Dartmouth by L. M. Bell, 
operator of several bus lines. Negotia- 
tions have been on for the purchase by 
the park commission, but Bell made the 
buy from the three land owners. Site will 
be converted into a park and bus serv- 
ice installed. Bathing lockers, dance 
pavilion, bandstand and concession 
stands will be provided. 



KEYSTONERS TO MEET 

(Continued from opposite page) 
president or Kcnnywood Park, both of 
Pittsburgh ancl both association directors. 

Local Operators Hosts 
President Alexander and Elmer E. 
Foehl, managing director of Willow 
Grove Park here, will be hosts to dele- 
gates along with officials of Lusse Bros, 
and the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, 
local device manufacturers. Lunch will 
be served in Woodside Park and after 
the business meeting the visitors will be 
taken on a tour of inspection of the 
park and its Crystal Pool. After a din- 
ner at Raymond's restaurant, the dele- 
gates will spend the evening In Willow 
Grove Park, also making an Inspection 
tour of that spot. 



BALTO AREA PULLING 

(Continued from opposite page ) 
bus. Day patronage has been greater than 
ever before because of the large number 
of defense workers In the city. Night- 
shift workers stop off at pools In the 



BUS GAS EASED IN EAST 

(Continued Jrom opposite page) 
tallment program may be attributed to 
the splendid response of the riding pub- 
lic in accepting transportation curtail- 
ment and changes; of the bus Industry 
in immediately instituting the changes 
lu accordance with previously prepared 
plans, and or the regulatory agencies in 
co-operating generally." 

Operators of parks, pools and beaches 
were advised that lifting the order may 
not result immediately In Increase of bus 
service back to former schedules, since 
It may take time in returning service to 
normal. Former schedules will 'be met 
as quickly as transportation, companies 
can do so. It was said. 



Coney Island, IV. Y. 



Herman Beyer, 42 years on the Island, 
operator of Wonderland ride on tho 
Bowery and one of the oldest shooting 
gallery proprietors, has leased his adja- 
cent target range to Louis Rclsler, who 
lias changed the spot into a bottle game, 
where Mrs. Relsler and A1 Lupo assist. 
Relsler’fl other Island possessions are an- 
other bottle game, now in its 25th year 
at Bowery and Henderson's Walk, and 
an electric tally game at 33 Bowery, with 
Morris Cohen in charge. Louis came to 
Coney in 1916. 

William. Henry Bulson, Spider Boy, vis- 
ited here. Now making WAO uniforms 
in New City, N. Y. . . . Axis Atrocities 
closed abruptly by G. H. Messmore. Ac- 
cording to Joe Kaufman, photo gallery 
operator, who Is equal partner In the 
enterprise and who supplied 83,000 cash 
while Messmore contributed the dum- 
mies for the show, when he (Kaufman) 
made a demand for $1,250 balance due 
on the original Investment, Messmore 
put up the shutters. Subsequent chap- 
ters of the trouble may load to a court 
airing. ... A new year-round bar and 
grill is being launched at Surf and Still- 
well by Morris Hanan, owner of two 
similar establishments, one on the 
Boardwalk and the other at Surf and 
West 8th. . . . Dolly D’Anna and Dotty 
Normadue are new dancers at Mammoth 
Freak Show, where Burt Tobias returned 
(from Florida nitcrlcs) as relief talker. 
. , . Bob carter, cashier, returned to 
Rosen’s. Talker Charlie (Coney Smithy) 
Smith celebrated a birthday and was 
gifted by employees, . . . A1 Tobell, an- 
other talker. Joined Rosen’s as evening 
relief, switching from Tlrza’s. . . . Alex 
Feucrman's Tornado shooting gallery 
lost attendant Harold Sonsky, who died 
August 14 from injuries received In an 



accidental rifle shot at the spot the week 
before. . . . Henry Berk looking to 
monopolize ball, bottle and scale conces- 
sions with half a dozen distributed on 
Stillwell and along the Boardwalk. On 
the side he owns an Army and Navy em- 
porium in Brooklyn. . . . Dolly Joyoe, 
electric girl at Rosen’s, mourning the 
loss of her purse containing little money 
but valuable papers and keys stolen from 
her platform during her act. 

* * » 

Steeplechase Park. Sandy Schell’s 
ballroom ork mourning the recent death 
of Charles Mantia, trombonist. Daniel 
Bono replaced. New drummer is Jimmie 
Chapin, who left Larry Bennett’s ork at 
the Hickory House, Manhattan. . . . Pat 
Murphy, new this season at Ferris Wheel, 
died suddenly at his post. . . . Frank 
Tilyou forced to quit his studies for a 
naval commission to enter the Naval 
Hospital at Quonset, R. I., for treatment 
of a blood Infection. 

Luna Park. Manager Phil Pates gifted 
v/ith a watch by cashiers. . . . • Son of 
John (No. 1) Guelfi, in the navy at Hol- 
lywood, Fla., recently commissioned a 
lieutenant. . . . Visitors were Milt 
Sheen, former Luna operator, now owner 
of Oetjen's nitery and restaurant in 
Brooklyn; his wife and two daughters, 
Deborah and Stephanie, and showman 
Will Morrissey. . . . John Romeo is the 
now police chief, succeeding Charles 
Beekman. 

Irene Livingston, singer at Ludwig 
Simmon’s Gilsoy House, changed her 
moniker to Gayle GUsey. ... Eddie 
Robinson promoted lrom assistant man- 
ager at Fascination to manager of Poker 
Roll, both Sidney Kahn operations. 



TREK TO FAIRS 

(Continued from page 42) 
vanla said that Brown advised him they 
will be engaged in occupational driving. 

PORTLAND, Ind., Aug. 21.— Following 
receipt of numerous inquiries on whether 
It would be permissible to use rationed 
gasoline to attend the Jay County Fair, 
held here August 8-13, and believing 
that tho annual would provide tho best 
entertainment with the least driving, 
Orlen E. Holsapple, secretary of the fair 
board, took the matter to George Mays, 
of the local rationing board. 

Mays said that holders of B and C 
ratings were permitted to drive 90 miles 
per month for pleasure, which would 
permit attendance at the fair without 
jeopardizing rationing privileges. It was 
pointed out that attendance at Jay 
County Fair is the only vacation that 
many famllios enjoy each year, with tho 
entire family generally attending In one 
car. 

Annual also is an educational project, 
with over 600 4-H Club projects entered 
in the exhibits and three large 4-H build- 
ings on the grounds. 



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The Billboard 



August 28, 1943 



Rinfcs and Skaters 

THERE having been a demand from dan, announcer, Paul Bond, arena .secre- 
Bv CHARLES M. JACKSON ( Cincinnati Office) patrons, a war workers’ session will be tary, and A1 

t held every Friday from 9 a.m. until noon ager. Charley Bi oodmox and Buck Good- 

i.r. 1 T) Attending, In addition to tho other AOW [Q Norwood Rink, Cincinnati, which was speed were Judges, with Jess Goodspeed 

Mmeola IvCOlJClllxlli managers and their wives, were Lieut. Jim re dpenetl for Its eighth year August 21. and Ecldie Curtio pick-up men. Sixteen 

1 , Morton, M. R. Schneider, L. S. Jacobson Management reports that the rink has eovnts were on each program, with ape- ) 

T a T£i*irWY niamm 111 and Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Brown, of New been fully redecorated and that a new clal features, including Norma and 

1 U 111 Hlj- V--XXC»iix|^a ixi Dreamlnnd ArenQ whlte mnple s]cotlng sur fnce has been Charley Shultz and Vivian White and 

17 1 *1 *** Q Sticks Joined the America-on-Whcels installed. Skate dancing will bo stressed Pauline Nesbitt. 

IliXillDltlOllS uC|)l. O organization in 1939 as Iloorman and later arl d there will be special entertainment Races were held Wednesday, Thursday 
1 was floor manager of its Perth Amboy and features if conditions permit. Nightly and Friday afternoons, with free acts 

MINEOLA, N. Y., Aug. 21. — Mineola Arena, Before going to Twin City Arena sessions are from 8 to 11 except on v Mon- interspersing them. On Tuesday thru j 

Rink’s grand opening for tho 1943-’44 as manager he served In a like capacity £ t a y Si W hich are reserved for special Saturday night free acts were presented, 

season will be ushered in September 8 ln Boulevard Arena, Bayonne, N. J., and parties. Matinees for Junior club mem- with Ernie Young, of the Barnes-Car- , 

with souvenir programs, special numbers ln casino Arena. Asbury Park, N. J. bers are scheduled on Saturdays from ruthers Fair Booking Offices, ln charge. j 



, w . , a. on to over 20.000 at <.1.10 admltfslon In Ihe . 

R&L.MttSbtWUlili'tt live contests. _Show proceed by I 



By CHARLES M. JACKSON (Cincinnati Office) 

TXT* 1 T> „ Attending, In addition to 

Mmeola lvCOpCHlllff managers and their wives, 

1 Y Morton, M. R. Schneider, 

To Bring Champs in 

17 1 *1 •** , O Q Sticks Joined the Ami 

IliXillDltlOllS Sept. O organization in 1939 as flo- 

X n.n« fln/lr mnTWOPr fit Itj 



for patrons and exhibitions by national ’ . 1 : go to 5 and on Sundays from 2 to 5. They Included Fisher’s Circus, Ernie Wls- 

champlons, announced Manager Earl Van well and His Funny Ford; the Great 

Horn. Twill City ill Elizabeth WILLIAM j. BULLMAN, operator, re- Maximo, wire act; the Wlllys, tumblers; 

Amateur Roller Skating Association • i c • ports that good transportation facilities the Orantos, perch balancing, and the 

1943 figure, dance and pair skating cham- Gives Midnight oeSSlOllS due to Victory Rink, Easton, Pa., being Rink-Wright Duo, acrobatic act. BUI 

plons will give exhibitions of new rou- situated ln the center of town, together carr, Chicago, emseed the night grnnd- 

tlncs on opening night. ELIZABETH, N. J., Aug. 21. — Co-operat- with tho fact that sevoral hundred Army stand shows and two local hands pro- 

Concurrent with the reopening will be ing with the Leisure Time Committee. Air Corps students are attending Lafay- vldcd music thruout the week. The Big 
the resumption of special sessions for Council of 8oclal Agencies, the manage- e tte College, across the street from the Time Society Horse Show was held in 
classes and clubs. Saturday morning ment of Twin City Arena here has pro- rink, have led to additional patronage, the Coliseum on Thursday and Friday 
Children's Club will resume September vlded a special program for war workers His 14-year-old son, accordionist, Is fea- nights, with entries exceeding those of 
11. Sessions are from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. of Union County, who attend midnight tured every Friday night, with recorded last year. Dr. W. A. Delzell directed the 
and consist of special dance numbers, skating parties held every Wednesday ln dance band music furnishing other en- s how. 

with organ music by Paul Hope. Sunday that rink. tertainment. Former skaters now In th<^ World of Today Shows were on the 

morning figure-skating classes will start Swing-shift workers, whose leisure time services visit the rink at every oppor- midway for the second successive year, 
September 12. under direction of Earl Van occurs when most forms of amusement tunlty. Altho business was affected by n nd owners-operators Denny Pugh nnd 
Horn nnd Francois Lc Malre, assisted by are not available, include many adults heat, It is expected to hit a new high joe Murphy said business thruout the 
William Hughes and Carolyn Fisher, who have not skated since childhood. By with approaching winter months. Spec- week was big, with opening night show- 



Classes are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. On arranging games and providing primary ta tors’ admission is 11 cents. 

September 12, at 5:30 p.m., the Earl Van instruction for the oldsters, those that . 

Horn Dance and Figure Skating Club will come In with their "heart In their mouth” •SpnTlVrFTI'I r> ryo AW 
have its first figure-skating session of the soon realize that modern rink equipment xrxx/A » 

new season and the annual election of and facilities make for ease in roller (Continued from page 42) 

officers will be held October 3. skating, the management reports. never before, farm production must bo 

encouraged and accelerated. Those on 

a tt 7 /'17 tho farms have the greatest responsl- 

AU \V tl C(l(is LJ ion ce; RKX AND BETTY POWERS are at the unity in the history of agriculture and 
O ^ Club Haymarket, West Side Detroit night livestock.” In planning this yenr’s nn- 
(Znae tn NfrllAf Bpofc ' nual, first consideration was given to 

UtlLAW IU IJUVJf p „ vnl encouragement of livestock and ugricul- 



ing a 75 per cent Increase ot 
lng day’s business in 1942. 



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Qtis'hsi tn 7V/MW Bpot ’ nual, first consideration was given to 

OUL tiU UUVS IU L\wuy ROVAT formerly of the Rm-nl encouragement of livestock and ugrlcul- 

ELIZABETH, H. J„ Aug, Sl.-With She P« W 111 th « °“' k Empire Ms- 

Induction of Manager George Sticks, of tlansen Is at the armv air base Alliance trlct ’ rcb n botb vlcfcoly c ss ontln]fl, and 
this cltv’s Twin Cltv Arena In the navv * a ? Sen ’ 1 army a ‘ r bdSe * AlUance ’ at the same tlmo the provision of whole- 



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Induction of Manager George 8t!cka, of ttnnsen Is nt the armv nir hHse Alttimre trlct ‘ rlcb n botl vlctor y essentials, and 

this city’s Twin City Arena, in the navy JJeb Alliance, at the sam0 tlm0 thc provision of whole- 

July 26. several changes havo been made entertainment and recreation so 11 1 1 A 1 IT V 

in the Amerlca-on-Wheels chain of New FLYING BERRYS are presenting Bpeed nec0SSftr y to sustain public morale. Dl- ULpHLII I NUAfiV 

Jersey rinks. , . and trick skating at Hunt’s Ocean Pier, r “ b ? rs were convinced the best Interests ; 

William Annls, former manager of Perth Wildwood, N. J.. booked in by tho Harry of the country the exhibitors and the r . t .,*u 'ri'iTBr . nine 

Amboy (N. J.) Arena, now heads Twin Blben Agency. P atrons wo « ld bQ servcd b V carrying on RICHARDSON BALLBEARIH6 SKAT! CO. 

City Arena, while Annls’s old duties have ™ wnr > as ln P* 3 ® 06, Eimbiiihwt tss* 

been taken over by Parke Orank, former TWO* CITY AEENA, Elizabeth. N J. Pa, Cato Maintained 3312-3319 R.vanswond Avn. CM..,., III. 

floor manager of Perth Amboy Arena. served as an assembly holl July 21 for r™.. „n 
Mr. and Mrs. Sticka -were guests of honor presentation of thc army-navy ‘‘E" award W hl£h proved so successful Fast vear h^ The Best Skate Today 
■at a party given for them by the man- to tho employees and management of the llnJ'ZVJZ 

agement of Amerlca-onrWheels July 22. General Instrument Corporation of Eliza- Scf we ab^t fho“ame as lLt yS " ~ 

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and mount them on Hyde Shoes. This and airmen, state Guard was encamped on the 

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a free gate, with the grandstand show, 
all exhibits and the midway to be viewed 
for a final showing. Fair was billed 
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the two Springfield newspapers and three 
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Springfield Chempfoithlp 5S8JW8. SStSJ^bSSfff 
Rodeo, combined With the John A. Guth- of side wail. Was covered, lias fourifpa In’lt. Can 



rle’s Stampede and Congress of Okla- Sl f J ido p° lc * “*«> missing, will erii 



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August 28, 194-3 



The Billboard 47 



The t (Iitcr' , > 

A N OPERATOR who tries to stick to facts in his 
reports agrees with some of our volunteer opera- 
tives regarding carnival biz in the East. He says an 
occasional terrible blank has been hit. His show is 
doing business but is not setting the world on firo 
and. he adds, none of them are in the East. Trans- 
portation is the big drawback. And OPA agents 
don’t appear to be boondoggling. . . . Frank LaBarr, 
Miami, retired after 50 years with circuses and 25 
with carnivals, will be 00 years of age on September 
4. . . . Bev Kelley scored again in the SEP last week, 
this time with a color job, Toscanini of the Big Top, 
the life end times of Bandmaster Merle Evans of the 
Big One. . . . Wonder how Emery Boucher is faring 
these days with local press publicity for his Quebec 
Exposition Provinciate. Lotta spot news up there 
"to help fill up the paper!" 

+ f f 

ONE element particularly in the Rex D. Billings 
management of Belmont Park, Montreal, impresses 
Roy Kervln in The Montreal Daily Star of August 14. 
"The first amusement park we remember had a 
Merry-Go-Round. That was all," he writes. "Just a 
Merry-Go-Round. There was a bandstand, but we 
seldom remember it being occupied. On special 
days, of course, visiting carnivals surrounded these. 
. . . But there is one thing we remember. The man 
who ran the Merry-Go-Round was a very nice man. 
He took personal Interest in every tot that came to 



By CLAUDE R. ELLIS 

CINCINNATI 

mount his gaudy wooden horses. . . . Parks today 
operate on sound business principles of quality and 
quantity for your money. Free attractions, many 
of them highly expensive, are featured whenever 
practically possible. . . . Rex Billings, veteran park 
executive, who took over Belmont Park ‘for a week’ 
— nine years ago — and is responsible for the greater 
number' of its great strides since then, was on one 
of his endless tours of his domain and we accom- 
panied him. We were impressed with the stress laid 
on one primary essential of good business — courtesy. 
This was not always so. It is so now. Tho glorious, 
glamorous, highly mechanized amusement park of 
today has realized what the little man who ran the 
Merry-Go-Round for us in the past knew so well — 
that courtesy pays." 

i . i i 

J. ED BROWN tells from Los that out there "busi- 
ness at the beaches continues big for everybody but 
me." Eddie has a Victory Gold Rush promotional 
plan for stimulating community War Bonds sales that 
sounds good — for amusement and for Uncle Sam. ’Tls 
dono like the aold Rush successfully put on a number 
of times in Australia, only in this one War Bonds and 
Stamps would be used instead of money. Should be 
a sure crowd puller, without any drawings and no 
diamond rings given away Saturday nlghtf . . . Under 
the trees in the ol’ backyard, L. (Crazy Ray) Cholssor, 
of steam calliope note, la hibernating in Pinckney vllle, 



111. Recovering from a bad case of colitis, he puts in 
the fleeting hours writing short stories. Got off 2,200 
words to a syndicate last week. . . . Yeah, It's gotten 
mound to tho fairs, too. When a rurallte neglected 
to duke Ol’ Sam, the rest room uttcndnnt who gets 
no, salary, the irate Ethiopian remonstrated, "Boss, 
don't yo’all know there's a war on?" 

tit 

CHARLIE NASH, IAFE prexy, prepplng to leave 
Springfield, Mass., about September I for a swing 
around Midwestern fairs. Among others he'll visit 
those in St. Paul, Lincoln and Topeka. . . . Virginia 
Kline in Salem, Ore., has already made train reserva- 
tions for the Chi meetings this fall. Intimates that 
a railroad agent tipped her off to get 'em in 
early, and we know she didn’t need much nudging. 
. . . “After seeing the Big One and Its specs," writes 
Sgt. Walter Rubin from Camp Perry, O., “I want to go 
on record as emphatically taking issue with A. Morton 
Smith." (Mort had an article on sjiccs in The Billboard 
Fall Special, July 31.) Tire sarge adds: "There is no 
comparison between the old scenic specs and tho 
tournament or entry type. Cinderella was the best I 
ever saw." . . . Point, of view: "On the heels of Mil- 
waukee giving the Rlngllng circus a three-dny permit, 
raised from two days. South Milwaukee, 10 miles 
away, passed an ordinance barring all traveling 
shows,” reports Aid. Jake J. Disch (Bingo Sunshine, 
clown cop) from Cudahy, Wls. "There's been no 
circus there in about 25 years and no big carnivals. 
Don't know what started It.” . . . Towner, who wanted 
to make a showman believe that he was also one, 
used to crack: “Want to hire someone to help rip 
'er down?” And, when hired, he usually ripped ’eri 




The Crossroads 



R AMBLIN’ ROUND: Everybody seems to be ram- 
blin' round during these dog days, either vaca. 
tloning or on business. Ralph Lockett slipped away 
from the Art Lewis Shows for a few days to get 
away from dim-outs and rest up a bit. Before he gets 
back to the East Coast he will have seen all the 
worth-while shows in Chi. . . . Mel Vaught came up 
from tiro Southwest, bought a truck and last we 
saw of him he was still “rasslln” with it. . . . Eddie 
Johnson, former circus agent now with RKO, came in 
from the WAC capital (Des Moines) to seek a llttlo 
peace and quiet. . . . J. P. Wilson, of the All-American 
Shows, dropped In to say hello. Ditto J. S. Gardner, 
advertising manager and The Billboard salesman and 
mailman on Barlcoot Bros.’ Shows. ^ . . Allen Lester, 
Rlngllng story man, making the rounds of the papers 
and landing some nice hits. Hal Olver also came 
In Wednesday (18). . . . Irv J. Polack finally got a 
reservation to the West Coast and departed late last 
week after a prolonged stay in Chicago. . . . C. A. 
(Cookie) Marsh, railroad man and clrcqs enthusiast, 
in for a conference with his chief. 

t i i 

SPEAKING of ramblin’, A1 Martin has been trying 
by hook or crook to get back to the circus — any cir- 
cus — but he's doomed to stick around and look 
after his brother’s estate until it’s settled up, which 
will be next spring. We had the pleasure of spending 
a week-end at the estate and it's as near Paradise os 
we ever expect to get. If John and Agnes, the 



Swedish caretakers, get tired of their Job we’ll take 
over, but can’t expect to duplicate Agnes's delicious 
Swedish pancakes 1 

t i t 

J. ED BROWN lias a new gag — or an old one 
dressed up. It’s the Victory 'Gold Rush, a plan for 
stimulating War Bond sales. Upon purchase of a 
War Bond the purchaser Is eligible to buy a dollar 
ticket to participate in a Gold Rush, the tickets to 
be converted into War Stamps and Bonds for the 
Rush. Pillboxes containing bond or stamp are burled 
in a plowed field, then at an appointed time tho 
participants dash into the field and start digging 
for the boxes. Sounds like a swell chance for some 
broken heads I 

tit 

UNCLE JIM TERRY, secretary of La Porte (Ind.) 
County Fair, greeted scores of showfolk friends 
at the fair latst week. Among the Chicago conting- 
ent visiting were Joseph L. Streiblch, SLA sec.; G. L. 
(Mike) Wright and J. O. (Tommy) Thomas, who were 
accompanied by Ralph Lockett, former Johnny J. 
Jbnes Expo secretary. . . . Jack Duffleld will not 
soon forget the farewell party tendered him at the 
Roby (Ind.) plant of Thearle-Duffleld. . . . John Rolf 
Reed, who handled Wings of a Century at A Century 
of Progress, is lending his talents to the Victory Gar- 
den Harvest Festival which The Chicago Sun will 
stage at Soldier Field early in September. . . . Mrs. 



Bob (Leonu) Parker off for California for a visit with 
» her mother, the former Lottie Mayer of disappearing 
y ’ water ballet fame. . . . Wonder If Frank Braden 
will handle exploitation for the 20th Century-Fox 
pic, Buffalo Billl . . . The Shuberts, John nnd Ger- 
trude, contortionists, off for a string of Minnesota, 
Iowa and Wisconsin fairs. . . . Jack Burnett, who has 
handled publicity for the Sonja Henlo show for the 
last four years, has transferred his activities to radio 
and is now assistant to special events chief Shepard 
' Chartoc at WBBM. 

iff 

REPORTS from county fairs indicate that they 
are still going strong ns ever despite wartime handi- 
caps. Lloyd Cunningham, secretary of Iowa State 
Fair board, says he believes the 77 fairs of Iowa may 
show ns high a prortt as did the 83 staged last year. 
Perhaps total attendance this year will not be quite 
so high, but people attending fairs appear to have 
more spending money. Some of the shows are op- 
erating under difficulty. At Buena Vlstu County 
Fair, Altn, la., tho revue played its first two nights 
without scenery because the car and trailer hauling 
the scenery had blown three tiros on the way to 
Alta. But the people viewing tho show were tolerant 
and there was little squawking. 

f t f 

STATE STREET is alive with tho circus spirit. In 
addition to the calliope playing up and down tho 
street to bally War Bond sales, many leading depart- 
ment stores have fixed up circus windows, sonic of 
them quite elaborate. Scarcely a block on the main 
stem Is without its bit of circus art In tho form of 
clowns, cages or other reminder of tho circus, all with 
a reminder to buy War Bonds and receive a free ticket 
to the show. 



CIRCUSES IN SWEDEN 

( Continued from page 40) 
cus, opened at the Lorensbcrg Hippo- 
drome, in Gothenberg, March l, for 16- 
day run, then went to Stockholm, where 
it played indoors until end of April. 
Now on tour. Under direction of Albert 
Schumann, son of Oscar Schumann. On 
the bill are Albert Schumann, with Lib- 
erty and high-school horses; Three Ma- 
rintas, fem acrobats; Paddy, Juggler; 
Knuth, trapezist; Three Molands, acro- 
bats; Two Mandos, fem aerlallsts; Cap- 
tain Maximilian, sea lion; Inge, Margib 
and Rita, roller skaters; Chal, Somay and 
Chuck, Chinese troupe, and clowns. 

A new circus, the Zoo Circus, under 
direction of Trolle Rhodln (son of Brazil 
Jack), opened* under canvas at Stock- 
holm May 14. Program Includes Trolle 
Rhodln, Liberty horses; Heraldo’s dogs, 
Ten Ansons, flying trapeze; seven tigers 
from the Circus Busch (German); Elvira 
and Company, Jugglers; Rlvieros, equili- 
brist; York Ching, Chinese troupe; Four 
Rlraternas, acrobats, and the Swansons, 
hand-to-hand. 

Tlie Circus Altenburg has been playing 
at the Nojcsfaltet amusement park In 
Stockholm, and Circus Scott is on Its 
Usual summer tour. In addition Circus 
bills are offered at both Tivoli and No- 
Jesfaltet parks in Stockholm and at the 
Liseberg park in Gothenberg. 

Apparently most of the talent is Swed- 
ish or practically unknown foreign acts 
'-some of which are good. About the 
only widely known names on the current 
bills are Mljarcs, Albert Schumann. 
Ernest Carre and Emil Gauthier. In pre- 
war days the Swedish circuses usually 



featured several American or European 
acts of good caliber. Naturally such acts 
cannot be provided under present cir- 
cumstances so perhaps some good do- 
mestic talent will bo developed by the 
time conditions In Europe return to a 
semblance of nonnalcy. 



DETROIT RB RECORD 

(Continued from page 40) 

Fair Park, may have Influenced the 
change. It Is said. 

Chi Loop Stores Boost 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— The Rlngllng pro- 
motional department has done excellent 
work with Loop department stores, which 
are giving the circus a big play in con- 
nection with sale of War Bonds. Several 
stores are devoting entire windows to 
the circus, using elaborate artistic lay- 
outs. Biggest of all displays is that of 
Lyon & Healy, music and instrument 
merchants. Using the big Merle Evans 
bapd wagon poster as a background, It 
has built up a beautiful window. In 
the center stands a huge clown holding 
a Meric Evans record in cither hand. 
Occupying tho foreground is Ringllng’s 
new monkey poster. Strung from top to 
bottom on either side of the clown are 
Evans records, and there arc borders of 
8 by 10 circus photos, while on the floor 
all about the clown are albums of Evans 
circus records In brilliant covers. Carson- 
Plrie-Scott & Company, State Street de- 
partment store, has a window in which 
is displayed u brilliant animal cage in 
which sits a prop lion, with kids playing 
about the cage. There is an elephant 
poster and a "Buy-a-Bond” card along- 



side. In a Mandel Bros.’ department 
storo window is a circus horse ridden by 
a clown, with clown poster for back- 
ground. A tiger poster adorns a window 
of the Boston store. Other stores have 
smaller displays. 



Arthur in Spokane 

(Continued from page 40) 
packed houses at every performance. 
Show was located in heart of city in 
Roosevelt Field. City ofQclals co- 
operated. A day was spent In making 
the jump to Yakima over mountains 
which werq filled with wrecks and break- 
downs en route. Three of the trucks 
did not arrive in time for tho matinee, 
August 4. Menagerie was not set up 
until following day duo to its late ar- 
rival, while the truck carrying two ele- 
phants did. nbt arrive until the night of 
last performance, August 5. The bright 
spot of engagement was the party given 
the circus folks by Marge Corey, operat- 
ing a cafe known as the Dog House. De- 
spite handicaps Yakima gave tho show 
fair returns. The trip to Pasco f6) was 
made without incident and the circus 
was in readiness for a record matinee. 
Two packed houses greeted the show. 

At Walla Walla (7), tiyo filled houses, 
despite avalanche of opposition "waif* 
posters from two opponents that cov- 
ered the city and countrysldo for miles. 
In direct contrast Mr. and Mrs. Ben 
Davenport, managers of Dailey Bros.’ Cir- 
cus, arrived with their animals, includ- 
ing five elephants, and placed them on 
exhibition in the menagerie for the two 
performances, while Dailey personnel 
became the guests of the management 



and dined at tho cookhouse. General 
Agent Everett Coe and Betty Coe arrived 
for a two-day visit and then left on 
booking tour into Oregon ancj California. 
Laura Anderson resigned ns treasurer 
and was replaced by the writer, Walton 
de Pcllaton. Mrs. Anderson has taken 
over the concession prlvelege on the mid- 
way and bought a new two and one-half 
ton truck. She will be assisted by Mr. 
and Mrs. J. H. Ellis. D. D. Larkin, who 
originally held concession privilege, left 
for Los Angeles. George Dixon added a 
Geek Show to the line-up. Many of tho 
American United Shows en route to Pen- 
dleton visited at Walla Walla. Mr. and 
Mrs. Max Craig entertained showfolk in 
their house car in Walla Walla. Joining 
there were Barney and Russell Irvin. 
Barney was recently discharged from the 
army. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yagla gave 
an after-circus dinner at Yakima, also 
Conchlta Escalante. 



Acts at Holyoke Show 

HOLYOKE, Mass., Aug. 21. — Annual 
circus of the Holy Rosury Church here 
was another winner under promotional 
guidance of Rev. John J. McMahon. 
Eight acts were used and week’s en- 
gagement played to more than 30,000 
people. Talent booked by A1 Martin in- 
cluded Beroslni Troupe, six-people lilgh- 
wire act; D*Arcy Girls, high aerial; To- 
relll’s dogs and ponies; Fortunello and 
Clrlltno, comedy knockabout; Six Wil- 
leys, Jugglers; Leo and May Jackson, 
comedy bicycle; Mike Cahill, cloud swing, 
and Chet Nelson’s band. Closing night’s 
audience was estimated at inoro than 
6,000. Weather during week was good. 







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WANTED — TENOR. ALTO SAX AND TRUMP- 
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DRAFT REPLACEMENTS FOR LEAD TRUMPET 
and Third Tenor for hotel styled tenor band. 
Location. Cost of living here cheapest in the 
U. ?. Must read well and phrase. No drunks. 
Salary, seventy dollars weekly. State all In first 
letter. Contact WARNEY RUHL, Club Holly- 
wood. Kalamazoo, Mich. 



LEAD TENOR — WITH BIG FREDDIE MARTIN 
typo tone, commercially minded. Hotel lo- 
cations. Sixty dollars, union tax paid. Others 
write. BOX C-54, Billboard, Cincinnati 1, O. 
MUSICIANS WANTED — ALL INSTRUMENTS. 

Intact sections or complete bands also needed. 
Aitmail all details to VS A, Box 1299, Omaha, 
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FANNIE BLAIS — THE 



30. JACK BRACDON, Toronto, Ont., Canada, 
care General Delivery. After that 
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MISCELLANEOUS 



Stewart Ave., S. E., Roanoke. Va. 



Experienced executive. 



Cagwriter — Esperiennd. Will do cor 
reliable, honest, established radio, stage 
drib nets. John Donnelly, 147 Mcscrolc Are.. 
Brooklyn 22. N. Y. 



tie.. Patter, Parodies, Monologues. Desiring .... 
tu-ellon with legitimate entertainer. Free to travel. 
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EXPERI- 



RINK ORGANIST — NON- 



STRING BASS AND 

Trumpet available after Labor Day. Modem 
style. Read, fake, plenty expedience. Union. 
Eoth draft exempt. Midwest location preferred. 
LESLIE WHIPPLE, Assembly Park, Dclavan, Wis. 



SWING RHYTHM DRUM- 

mer — Thoroughly experienced. Draft ex- 
empt. No bad habits. Modern equipment. 
Union. DRUMMER, 326 S. Randolph Ave., 
Elkins, W. Va. 


TENOR SAX MAN, PIANO 

Man — Both want job on same band. 
Capable. 4-F. FRANCIS TONSFELDT, 2624 
Dodge St., Omaha, Neb. 


AT LIBERTY — ALTO, TENOR SAX AND 
Clarinet. 4-F, sober and reliable, union, mar- 
ried. Read, fake and takeoff. Location; mini- 
mum 565.00. State all in first letter. MU- 
SICIAN, General Delivery, luka, Miss. 


BANDMASTER — STEADY POSITION ONLY. 

Military or any school, American Legion, etc. 
24 years' regular army experience. BAND- 
MASTER, 1 14 Green St., Lancaster, Pa. se4 


BANDMASTER OR SIDEMAN — MELLOPHONE, 
Baritone. Sign Painter. School, municipal 
or industrial band. Address BOX C-49, Bill- 
board. Cincinnati 1,0. se4 


DRUMMER — EXPERIENCED, ANY STYLE, 
legitimate. Jam, cut shows. Location only. 
Reliable, fine equipment, draft exempt. All 
offers considered. MUSICIAN, Apt. 3, 90 Oak- 
land, Pontiac, Mich. sc4 


ELECTRIC GUITARIST — UNION, FINE5T 
takeoffs, rhythm. Experienced small, large 
combos. Working defense job; want week-ends 
in Detroit vicinity. THE PALMETTO, Detroit, 
Mich. Phone: Columbia 3000. Apt. 4l0. 


LADY PIANISTE — HAVE AND PLAY FLASHY 
Piano Accordion and Hammond Solovox. At 
liberty September 22 for intimate cocktail bar 
or lounge. Feature request numbers. Play 
alone. Good wardrobe, nice personality. Age 
43, unincumbered. Friends, write. Allow time 
for forwarding. Write fully. SHIRLEY KUHN, 
care Tho Billboard, 390 Arcade Bldg., St. Louis, 
Mo. 


MUSICIANS — MAN. DRAFT 4-H; WIFE 
playing Violin, Plano, Organ. Cello, Sax, Vibra- 
harp. Have Solovox. Union; no dance, no 
vocals. Address KESHNER, 504 Perry St., Vin- 
cennes, Ind. se4 


PIANO LEADER AND FINE DRUMMER — 
Doubling Vibraphone and Marimba. Play 
shows, fine dance. Available two weeks. Write 
or wire ORCHESTRA LEADER, General Delivery, 
Rome. N. Y. au28 


SINGER — MAN, 48, SPECIALIZING (VERSA- 
tile) In Cantors' Hebrew Selections, available 
for fheator or other work. BOX C-48, Bill- 
board, Cincinnati. sc4 


TENOR AND CLARINET — TRANSPOSE; PRE- 
fer lead. Class 3-A. Plenty of experience. 
Must pay off. Available at once. Write or 
wire DAN CUSHER, 479 Wilbur Ave., Kingston. 
N. Y. se4 


TRUMPET — TONE, EXPERIENCE. ACE 26, 
married, child. Location. Sober, dependable. 
CLYDE MILLER, 201 Wallace, Clovis, N. M. 

se4 


Arranger, Trombone — Can style your band. Experi- 
enced all styles. .Sight reader. Class 4-F. I.ocn- 
tlononly Small or large band. Address Box 0-81. 
care Bill hoard, Cincinnati 1. O. 



Alto Sax Pouble Clarinet — Former teacher at a 
hading conservatory of music, plus name bund 
and theatrical background, desires part time con- 
nection with music school, music, store or radio sta- 
tion (am experienced announcer), with opportunity 
to job several nights weekly, Ilavo portable type- 
writer and am good typist. Also have line portable 
It C.A, Victor Professional recording equipment. 
Mr. Gomes, 1080(A) S. Klngahighwny. St. Louis. 
Mo. 


At Liberty — Drummer. Experienced, dependable, 
draft exempt. Two beat commercial Or four boat 
ride. Arrange sonic. Neat, modem pearl outfit. 
Go anywhere. Wire or write Buddy Del Star. Hotel 
Strand, Chicago, III. eell 


Open for Radio — This Melody Maverick, his Songs, 
.Guitar Accompaniment. Cowboy Singer, Song- 
writer, Poet. Good enure; 10 years' experience. 4-F. 
Donaldson. Box 05. Tower Hille, HI. nu-’8 


Lead Tenor, Clarinet — Double Vibe. Transpose, 
arrange. Any style, legitimate, lain. Baritone 
voice; sight-sing or barbershop. Schooled, widely 
(raveled, congenial. Experienced hotels, theatres, 
ballrooms, liners. Age 33, dependents; 5815.00 
minimum location! $100.00 if traveling. 5Iust 
know instrumentation and working conditions. Avail- 
able August 15. Larry Gibson, 1004 V. Jefferson. 
Washington, 111. au_8 


Professional Drummer — 15 yenra' experience, draft 
exempt. Cut with anything. Prefer U.8.O. Camp 
Shown or big stage attractions touring West f oast. 
Sober, reliable. Wire or write, stating all immediately. 
Tien ravish. SIR Carolina St., Vallejo. Calif. Bell 


String Buh 3 — Experienced small combos to large 
bands. Read or fake. Draft exempt, age 2o. 
Wire, now available: will leave Immediately. Rudy 
Bandy. 3012 Lorain Ave.. Cleveland 4. 0. 


Trombone — ■ General Business. Fair Band, Shrine 
and outdoor circus, tent rep. musical revile. Doubles 
for ork Trouper. Write for particulars. Box 
C-200, Billboard, Cincinnati 1, 0. no20 


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PARKS AND FAIRS 


HIGH FIRE DIVE ACT — 

Price and particulars address CAPT. EARL 
McDonald. Billboard, Cincinnati 1 . oc2 


SENSATIONAL HIGH 

Trapeze Act available for parks, fairs, ccjc- 
brations, etc. For open time, details and prico 
contact JERRY D. MARTIN, Billboard Office, 
Cincinnati, O. au28 


SENSATIONAL HIGH 

Tight Wire Act, featuring Elephant Stunt with 
Fireworks, now available for fairs, strdet events, 
etc. RITA & DUNN, Billboard, Cincinnati, 0. 

i se!8 


FOR FAIRS AND CELEBRATIONS — SINCLE 
Horso Act, beautiful routine, at liberty. Six 
minutes. Dog and Pony Act, 12 dogs, includ- 
ing Leaping Russian Wolf Hounds; time. 8-10 
minutes. Some open time now. ROSSELL'S 
ANIMALS, 3900 E. 106 St„ Chicago, III. 


FOUR HICH CLASS ACTS — THE WORLD'S 
Best Wire Act, real Comedy, Tramp Juggling 
Act, Novelty Trapeze Act, Hand-Balancing and 
Acrobatic Act. BINK’S CIRCUS ATTRACTIONS. 
Route 1, Cudahy, WIs. I au28 


CREAT CALVERT — ON THE HIGH WIRE. 

CREAT CALVERT, 164 Avcrlll Ave., Roch- 
ester, N. Y. t j se25 



.... Liberty — Alto Tenor and Clarinet; 4-F, sober, 
reliable, married, union. Can read, ndc and fake. 
Location North or East. State all In first letter. 
Musician, General Dclitery, luka. Miss. se4 



THE "GREAT” KaLY — NOW BOOklNC FOR 
'43. Riding a regular bicycle flaming with 
fireworks down narrow chute thru house of 
solid flames, crashing solid or glass walls. 
Jumping over two automobiles using American 
flag and V for fireworks for grand finalo. Write 
MIKE KELLY. Coshen, Ind., U. S. A. 



WILD LIFE EXHIBIT — RARE BIRDS AND 
Small Wild Animals from all parts of tho 
world. Walk-Thru Exhibit. W. D. SHEDDEN. 
Hotel St. Regis. St. Louis. Mo. so4 



Specialties for clreii 
cclebratioiw or any outdoor or indoor even 
I i ‘acknrd Are.. < In dahl , Wj . 



Caller — II ulie Swinging. Slack Wire Act for taint, 
celebrations. Salary reasonable. 433 W. 4 bill 



Charles La Croix (In Verson J— -Original. Outstand- 
ing Novelty Trapeze Act. nigh class platform 
free attraction. Available for celebrations, street 
fairs, etc. Very attractive equipment. Special 
largo modernistic advertising potters free. Wonder- 
ful net, elaborately costumed. Big drawing card. 
Platform required. For full lMtrticulnra address 
Charles La Croix, 1304 S. Anthony Bird.. Fuit 
Wayne 4. Ind. 



Dnsliliigton's Circus — Doga and Cats: n 
city. Two distinct acls lor folia and 
Address : Rory Theatre. Atlanta. (la. 



cal n 



rrnunn vrocaaioos, iioiiuu) inn, ■ mu. 

Monkey Circus. Presented l)y the only and original 
Prof. Pnmnhuaikn. Permanent Headquarters, 3304 
N. Stli St., Pliiladclpliin, Pa. Phone .Sagamore 
GB30. 



Ladder, Rolling Globe. Single Trapeze, Comet 
Acrobats, Posing, Contortion. Can bo booked sop 
rate. Harding and Seek Avcs., I-lvauavillu, Ind. 

aol8 



Dixie Dundy Circus — Large. Baboon, Rhesus Mon- 
key, fire Dogs. Fast routine, outstanding tricks, 
best of props, harness and wardrobe. Presented by 
nnn and womnu. Twenty minutes or two ten-miniilo 
_ets. Bud Hawldns. 3330 praljewood Drive. Cin- 
cinnati, O. 



Guthries, Fred and Marie — Four different Free At- 
tractions. Dancing Tight Wire. Balancing Trn- 
pezo. Iron Jaw Butterfly and Double Trapeze. Lady 
and Gent. Beautiful wardrobe. Reasonable, 220 
W. 0th St.. Cincinnati. O. null 8 






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PHENOMENAL BOX-CFFICE ATTRACTION! — 
Eddio Burke and thfc Thrco Aces present 
mystifying Ventriloquous entertainment. Dis- 
tinct voices produced by this one artist render 
simultaneously attuned duets in hilarious von- 
triloquial symphony. EDWARDS, 448 Walker 
Bldg., Boston, Mass. au28 



Bill Holliday — America's Finest Colored Ventrilo- 
quist, presenting , Toe-Joe, tho Dummy, a mirorlsc 
a minute. The vent act that's different, Also havo 
fine Punch and Judy Show, a smart net. I dress In 
(ails and have 8x10 pictures. Bookers, take not lee. 
Also do 5I.O. and sing. Bill Holliday. 80 Orange 
8t„ Albany, N. Y. eel 



The Famous 2 Rockets — Fast Tumbling, Tap anil 
Acrobatic Dancing for high class hotels and night 
Clubs, theatres. Salary 8200.00, Harvey Thomas, 
Sfgrt, 1 02 N. State, Chicago, m. 



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Bailey. Sirs. Maudle 
Bain, Blley 
Baker, Barbariua 
Baker, Bert Wm. 
BAKER, Charles 
Homer 

Baker, Harry E. 
Baker, Joo 
Baker, Mrs. A. 
Baker, Opal 

(Smilin' Thru 
_ Unit) 

Baldwin. Billy 
BALDWIN, Harry 
BALDWIN. Bnel 
Milton 



Balfonte, Paul 
Barlmure. Cora 
BARBOURB, Oley 
Barnabas 
Bard. Giles ness 
BARDUS, James 
J. 

Barfield, Mrs, Helen 
Barkor. Bill j 

Barlow, Wm. & 

Margaret I 

BARMAN. 

I/fslic W. 
BARNES. Melvin 
Farrit 

BARNES. William j 

Barnes, M. E. ** 
Banns, Roger 
Barr Bros. Circus 
Barrett. Ernest C. 
Barry, George 
BARRY, James P. 
Barsob, Mrs. 

UMM 

Bartlilomow, Mrs. 

H. W. 

Barton, Alan 
Bary. Howard Y. 
Uas.ham, Bill 
BASSETr. Harry 
Robt. 

BACGHNS. Robt. 

Allen 

Baxter, narra 
Baxter, J. A. 
BAYLOR, Walter 
Bean. Boy 
Beard, Sirs. Inna 
Beaty, Joo 
BEDE, Ardeth 
Bcdox, Dovia 

BEENE, ElberTS! 
Bell, Howard 
Beloit. Whiter 
Bcment, Florcnco 
(Mrs.) 

BENNTNG, 

Malcolm Jack 
Bentley, Mary Lou 



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NOTE — Mail held at the various offices of The Billboard Is 
classified under their respective heads— Cincinnati Office, New 
York Office, Chicago Office, St. Louis Office. Deadline for 
such letters Is Wednesday morning In New York, Chicago, 
and St. Louis, and Thursday morning in Cincinnati. Requests 
to have mail forwarded must be received in Cincinnati by 
Friday morning (early) and in New York, Chicago and St. 
Louis by Thursday morning, otherwise names of those con- 
cerned will be repeated ih the following issue. 



BENTLEY, Harry 
Thomas 
BENTON, James 
Howard 
Bergman, Mrs. 

Lila S. 
Berman. Doo 
BERNSTEIN, 

Morris A. 
BBROUIST. 

Reynolds Geo. 
Bernard, Art 
Berry, M. H. 

Berry, Moton 
BEST, Willie Leo 
Bible, Roy 
Bickford, Marian 

Althea 

Biddle. Carotlno 
Big Bam 
Biggs. Harry 
Biggs. Sfrs. F.thcl 
BILLINGSLEY. 

DeWilt T. 
Bishop. Wm. Pvt. 
BISHOP. Rollie L. 



Black, Bernard 

Harlow 

BlacMmrn, Geo. 
Blaok-Horse, Bill 
BLAKELY. 

William 

BLANKENSHIP. 

Walter 
Blanton, Della Mae 
Blondln-Rdlin 

Troupo 

BOBBS. Lonis 

BODY, Jerry 
Boggs, .0. Y. 
BOISONEAU. 

„ Cbas. B. 

Bclinger, Hazel 
Bolt, J. P. 

Bond. M. W. 
BOOZ. Howard Lee 
Bnnton, Claude 
BORDERS, James 



BOTTDREATT. John Brower, Mrs. 
Bowen, Bud Alle 

Bowen. Mrs. Zeda Briggs, John 
BOYI>, Chaa. R. Cbosti 

Bozeman, Mre. Brison, Bay 
„ Mary BRITT, Winfield 

Braden. E. B. v 

BRADLEY, Alonzo 



BorosinI Troupo 
Boswell, Myma 



Jos. 



BRADLEY. Gen. 

Samuel 

Bradley, Mr. .Teas 
Brady Shows 
Brady. Paul J, 
Bragg. Kelly 

Elhert 

BRANTLEY. 

Ernlo P 
BRASHEAR8. 

Clyde Aron 
Brasno. Olive 
BREACH. Howard 
Brccker, Clem 
Breecc. Del 
BREMER, Geo.,P. 



Britton. Clyde War 
Broad, Wm. 

Broosk, Frank 
BRONCATA. Tony 
Joseph 
Brookcy, Charles E. 
Brooks, Prof. A. 
BROOKS. Ohw. 

Ituasell 

BROOKS, Doe 
Broome, E. H. 
Brovokas, Betty 
Brown Jr.. Bill 
l'r Ciias. L. 
(King Fish) 



Brown, Minnie B. 
Brown, Mrs. Myron 
Brown, Will H. 

(Col.) 

• BROWNE, 

Derwood A. 
Brownies, Thn 

(Jiicglcra) 
Brunk, W. H. 
Bryan. Julio 
Bryant, «. Hodges. 
Bryant, Thelma 
I Ellon 

. i'\ ■ i 

RUCKLES. Lcsllo 
Buckluy, Mrs. 

Madge 

Buekley, Mrs. Mina 
or Mary 
BULLARD, Travis 

Bumgarner, 

Margaret 
Bumgarner, Wm. 

BURGESS, Eart°° 
Glenn 

Bwn lon. Relly 
BURKE. Herbert 

Ninoss 

Burke, Leighton 

(Victorians) 
Burke. Alfred W. 
Burke, Harry 
Burko, Ruby 
Burkhart, Melvin 
Burkhart, Pole 
Burli on. Iinby 
Burleson. Ira 
Burleson, Madam 
Burney, Ludle Leon 
Burnham, J. 8. 
Burns, James 
BURNS, John A. 

(Carp.) 

Bunn. Judy 
Bantam. Joo 
Burress, Mra. 

Anthony 



Brown. Mrs. M. B. 



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Butters, Mrs. 

Maymo 

Bybee, J. H. 

Byrd. Eva Man 
Caggan, Frank 
CAHILL, Joseph 

Leo 

GALES. Calvin 

Franklin 

CALKS, Robt. w. 
California Roso 
CAMERON. Isaac 
MoKenley 
Camp, ITcrb 
Campbell, J. IT. 
CANNON, Win. T. 

1 Cantwell, Chan. 
CAPELAND. 

Norman Hunter 
Carey. A1 
CAREY, Jos. E. 
CAREY. T. J. 
Campbell, Mra. 

Candler, Ernest 
Cannon, Sallio 
CARD, John Henry 
Carlllo, 5V. H. 
Carnls, Viclnr 
Onrpensky. Alo 
Carpenter, George 
Carpenter. Lewis 
Carrcon, Etta Bello 
Carroll, Dave 
Carrow, Mario 
Carry, Tommy 
Carney, B. T. 
Carson. Victor L. 
CARTER, William 
Herbert 

Carver, Ella 
Carwoll, Cliaa. Loo 
Canvln, Helen 
CASEY, James R. 
Casillas. Casimlro 
CASPER, John 
Catey, Earl Wm. 

„ Aldemaro 

Cntlelt. Frances 
CATRON, Virgil 0. 
Caughcy, R, J. 
Chalkcn. Lnla 
Ohalkia*. W. kt 
Chapman, J. W. 
CHASE, Franfc 
_ JSdw. 

Chase, Mrs. Frank 



Chastain, Mrs. 

Edna 

Chavez, Philip 
Childress, Mrs. 

Lewis S. 
Childress, Mrs. 

Madeline 

Chester, James B. 
Chisholm, Mrs. 

Stella 

Cicicli, Goo. 

Ciua, Albert I. 
Clark. Miss Billie 
Clark, Trvie 
Clark, Raymond 

Lnroy 

CLARK, Tboa. 

Franklin 
Clarkson, A1 
Claude, Leo 
Clayton, Clarence 
Cluwloy, Carroll 
Clifford. Jack 
Olinglngsmith, 51. 

V. 

Coclierillo, Pearl 
r/s-lirane, Rachael 
Coffey Jr., laronard 
_ W. 

Cogswell, Alvina 
„ , 5Iae 

C"1vjii, Charles 

Coleman. Rob 
Coleman. Peto 
Collier, Jack 
COLLINS. Willie 
Colorado Slim 
Connell, Danner 

(Droll) 

CONNOR, Frank 

- . John 

Cooke, Wolby 
Cooper, A1 (Owner 
„ A Mgr.) 

Cooper, Jimiule 

8 Ireland. Dick 
OOPER. Robert 

COPELAND. BSt ° D 
Edgar Leo 
Corbet, 5Iary L. 
Corey, Joseph F. 
Curry. If. 

Costello, Larry Jan 
Cost ley, Horaco 
Couts, Mra. Fred J. 

Warren 




August 28, 194-3 



LETTER LIST 



The Billboard 51 



Cm, Ben 
fox, Freddie 
COX, John Wm. 
CRAIG. Jaioea 
Craig, Jcrrold 

Cr ailcn, 
f [.■mm, >1. 
CRAWFORD. 



Ephriain, Frank Hall, A1 K. Hurlej, W. 0. I.anp, John T. 

Kphriani, Nick Hull, Louis llyuds, Win. Lankc. Mrs. Neva 

Rpbrtam, Steve HAMBLIN, Nelson (Scully) Latell. Harold E. 

Etblngton, Johnnie M. Imperial Novelty Latvia, Mrs. Dotty 

(Miss) Hamilton, Mrs, Co. LarTls. Paul 



MoLemore, Thomas Moure. Vprnon 
Clifton Moran, Edwin 
McROBERTS. Moran, J. J. 

Itobt. Chas, Moran, Grace 
McSpadden, J. R. Moreen Troupe 



Pierce, Mrs. Ituth 
l'icrcey, Ralph 
Fietras, Walter J. 
Pike, Win. D. 

I'ilz. Sirs. Ester 
HINCKLEY. 



Royal. Mrs. R. G. Stevens. Vie 

KOYALL. Robt. STEWART, Eddie 

Gray SUinson, Jack 
RUEL. Milton B. Stock, Mrs. Helen 

... ROSOH, August Stone, Geneva 

ERWIN, Ernest Estelle INGHAM. Walter LAIJOHLIN. Elmer Macltay. W. G. Morgan, Bnd HINCKLEY. Harman Stone, Jack 

Bennett Hamilton, W. D. F. Eugene Mackey, Mrs. H. E. Morgan, Charlfo & Robert Dale Russ, Shirley Stroud, Clias. Toby 

•iu Etnjre. Leroy R. Hamlin, Bob Ingram Jr.. Shelby Laugblln, J. W. Mabry. Eugene Julia Pinehimi. Wm. Russell. Bert Struck, Waller 8. 

Kingsley Evans, Erl * Britt HAMMERO, Pedor ISDN. P.AUL Urol!. Frank X. MACK Jr., John SIorRan, J, II. Piukormau, Auna RUSSELL. Robt. Stults, G. L. 

in Eystcd, Benj. A. A. EUGENIC Lawson, Marshall Micolly. P. N. Morgan, Richard L. Livingston Styles, Talmadge 

Falling Water, HAMPTON. Clyde Irish. Harry, Shows Lawson, Clarence MADDEN, Wm. James Pippin, Merlin Russell, It. M. Randolph 

Princess Oeoil Irving. Martin • M. Geo. Morris, E. H. Puctul, Nelto llyan. Faith Sudllb, Joo 

Eugene C. Farrington. Roy Hancock, Bob Ison. Julia Layton Dog Act Madlock, Hayden Morris. Tex Poling, Mia. RYAN, Howard E. Sugden, Roy 

CREECH. Titus FAULCONER, HAKE, Chas. .lacks. \\\ E. Layton. Mrs. Ruth Mahannn, Wings MORSE. John Wanda Ryan, Johnnie Sullivan, Billy 

Granvillo D. Arthur JACKSON, Edw. Layton, W. 0. / ' 1 ‘ 



Crcgcr, Kay 
Crickloff. Wm. 
Criini, Mrs. 

Cleopatra 
Croake, Betty N. 



... _ MAHAY,’ Charles "" ’ Sawyer Polk. Olltc " “ RYAN. Patrick 

Fay & Gordon HANEY, James Frank LANE. Lacey Louis Victor Morton. Lon O. POFOVIOH. Sabatb. Charlio 

Fee. John L. Samuel Jackson. El wood LeBrln-Magiclan Majors, Win. MOSHER. William Charles Sales. Arlene 

Fecrer. Jerome HANNA. James A. JACKSON. Herbert I.eFors, Bessie Males, J. G. Moya, Miss Pat Porckl, Jos. Stanley Salzbert, Sol 

Feldman, Harry Hansford, Chester Jackson, llobt. LcFors. Thelma Mtljaiien, A. J. Moyne, Kddlo Pore], Jnbo Samara, Prince 

Fclfman, Max. Dalton JACKSON. Uriah Lear. Alva Mnllcry, Richard Muldrow, Henry Powell, George Sandcra, Bud 



.Sullivan, John la 
Summers, Victor 
SUMNER, Keith 
Maynard 
Sutton. Bob 
Swconay, Mrs. Joo 



Minstrels HANSON, Arthur Lewis Lcclmcr, Eugeno V. Malone, Ed & Muller, Mrs. Geo. PItATHER, Savage, Burton 

Harris FELLMAN, Jos. Ilarbiu, Frank Jacobs. Capt. Lucky LEDBETTER. Molloy W. T.awrenco Wm. Pattlo Swain, Mrs. Daisy 

Crowley. G, 0. Aloyslus Harden, Goo. Jacobson, Donna M. Geo. Edwin Mallory, Mrs. Addio Mullincx, Mrs. Jack Pratt, BUI G. Schatt, Jack 



Crumley. Carolyi 
Cruz, Jackie 
Cndney, Charlie 
Cummins. Bcniio 
CUNNINGHAM. 

RobL. L. 
Cunningham. " 



Fenner, Harry 

” ‘ — jaker, .. __ 

Robert W. Harmon. Wm. H. Jarrctte. Job. 
Ferguson, Alex HARRINGTON, Jennings. Troy 

FERGUSON. William J. Jhons. Vince 

Reginald Harris, Fred L. Jimenez, Julio 

Ferguson, Stephen Harris, Ken 

Alien Harris. Pearl D. 

Ferguson. Merle Harris, Robert 



I-ee, LneiUS 
Lop, Paul 
Leister, O. E. 

Reinardo Lepore. Mattieo 
JOHN, Effrim N. LcRoy, J. F. 



A. 

E. 

MALTItf.' Sam "Edw. Trice. Mrs, Ray SCHM IDT/ Daniel' Talbott,’ Om Burl 

Mangas. Mary Allco MURPHY, John Prlddy, Francis H. Talley. Dicky 

Manning, Oscar Wm. Marion Schidler, D. 8. Tan, Gus 

Scliropsbire, Yvette Tanner. Mrs. Sally 



JOHN. Gus 



(Scales) Fetfa, Tex Harris Jr.. Everitt John. Sperra W. 

y. Mason Fien. Morris Ilarrlson, Frank Johns. Lori 

Finch, Harry Hart. Geo. Perry Johnson. Gloria 

— •» - - ' ~ " Johnson, Judith 

JOHNSON. Louis 
JOHNSON, Louis 



Curtis. Ivan S. w— . 

DACQUEL. Jimmie FINEGOLD, narry Hart, Roy Osro 



Dail. Edw. 
Dallas, Thelma 
Dalton, Jimmie 
DALY JR.. V 



Bitwell Murphy, K. C. 
Maiming. W. Murphy. Mrs, W. 

Marco, Walter G 

Joseph Marietta, R. E. Murphy, Naomi 

LEVERTON, Marlou. Sensational MURK, James E. 

Robt. D. MARION. Sidney Murray, Eddio J. 

Lewis. Charles ” — 

Lewis, Doc Marks, Georgo 

LEWIS, Donald Marks. Mike 

Vernon Marshall, Huy 



MARSHALL. Sam NAUGLIS, 



Pritt, Geo. ocuruiuuire. . . . 

Pugal, Helen K. Schultz, Mrs. TASKA, Waltor 

Purvey. Lewis Frances Tate. Leona 

PORVES, Russell SCOFIELD. TAYLOR. A. J. 

Kingsley Clifford Marlon Taylor. Don 
Guick, Buck Scott. Harrison Taylor. Eddio 

Doo Quigley, Willie SCOTT, Ilarold L. Taylor, Howard Ray 

Myers. Bob Gypsie Quist, Irving Scott, John Jew Taylor. Jack M. E. 

Nunes. Art Raomore, Ted Scott Jr.. Thoa. J. Taylor Novelty Co., 

NAPOLION. Lewis Ragaisis, Jos. Scalo, Charles 



Marshfield, Mrs. L. 
Mar tell, tdra. 



ii.ii,, Kaismcr Seibert. Carl 

MICHAEL RAGLAND. Sellers. George F. 

ANDY Phillips Thoa. Selina, lloy 

Neely, James Rain-In-Faee, Chief SELKA, Andrew 



Raymond 
Taylor, Mrs. 

Pauline R. 
TAYLOR, Raymond 
Darla 



Henry narthan, Henri 

Filisoh. F. S. Ilarrlson. Harry . 

Fish. Cluudo HARTLEY. Walter John Lewis, nappy 

FISK. Harry E. Eiling Johnson. Nellie B. I .owls, Harry V. 

i>. FIZZELL, Frauclo Hartman, Mrs. JOHNSON. Roland Lewis. Joe J. 

DAMON, Ernest Anthony MargareUe Carl Edw. LEWIS. Robert ... - . 

Carl FITZGERALD. HARM. Donlcl H. Johnson, Russell Jonoe Georgia Neese, Mrs. H. C. Kalnard, Robert G. Job. Taylor, Win. Chaa. 

DANIEL. Norman Edw. R. HAKNER. Chester Johnson. Snowball LEWIS, Wm. MARTIN. Oarolya Nelson, Harry S. Rninsdcll. Lon Seymour. Arthur TAYLOR. Herman 

L. Fitzgerald. Jiuunlo Carl Johnson. W. L. Carlile Martin, Milton " — *- r -'— ” " 

Daniels, Phyllis FITZGERALD. Hasler, Mrs. Dale JOHNSON, Wm. LEWIS, Wm. Prank 

" ‘ ~ ” ” " ~ ” " Earl Clarenco Marlin, Tony 

Johnson, Tennis Lindsay, Karl Martin. Robt. Neal 

Johnson, Pete B. LIKE RACK, Mnrvcllo, Ann 

JOHNSTON, Clarenco A. Maahlleld, Jean 

- ‘ ~ ' -■ ' MASON. AvU 



Newberry, John Raner. Georgo 

Stick Rankin, Russell 

NELSON. Glen Ran. N. II. 

Ncwhorry, J. W. ItaUlo Snake. 

NIBLICK. Ellis Princess 

Bufford Raub, Margaret Shea. Michael 

_ NINNIES. Peter Marie Sheldon, Gene 

Thoa. Franklin l’ranklyn Elbert Johnstone. Amin Spider Hurtle Tele Rawls. Harry J. Shelton. Marrln 

Davenport, Willie Fondren, Bama & HAYES, John Wm. JONES. Eugene A. Llnsky, John Mason, Mrs. Billy Nolle, Mrs. Martha Ray. Mrs. Ruben SHEPHERD. 

Davidson. Loren# „„„„„ Jewell HAYES. Kay JOi\ES. Frcd^ LITTLE. James ^ MASON, Leroy Northart, Leo J. Ray, H. E. Happy Willie B. 



DANIELS. Kenneth B. lUskel'l, V. 0. 

Raymond Fitzpatrick. G. T. Haven, Dick 
Darge, John J. Flanders, Edward Hawkins, Fenner 

Davenport. Chas. F. Hawkins. Erskino 

DAVENPORT. FLYNN, Glenn HAWTHORNE. 



Jerrei Foist Llnseubigler, 



Shain, Sallle Mack Taylor. Pcewcc 
Sliankliu. Don Mabel 

Shanks, Eli Tcnzell, Robert 

SHARPTON. Chas. Temple, Jolmnie 
Carlton TERRY, Ervla 
Teixlera, Mrs. 
THARPB, 



Davidson. Mrs. FORCE, Harold' Hayes, Wm. Jos. Jamos Robert Eugene NORTON, Ralph Ray, Vlckey 

Maurice Willis Hayes, Wm. J. JONES, John J. Littleton, Margaret Massingalo, George Jas. llaye, Mickey 

Davies, Mary Jana FOSTER, Jack Haynes, James Jones. Lccland Littleton, Carl ’* ■ 1 ' .. .... " ” ”• * ' ” 

- . W~ vn . • TrtMiao an — Livingston, B. E. 



,' Wm. W. 

Davis, Mrs. A. R. Fowler. Carl J. 
Davis, Charley C. Forest, Frank 
Davis, Everetto Fnx, II. G. 

Jessie Francis, Geo. 
Davis, Harvey Francis, Ray 0. 

Sherwood Frank, Radio 
DATIS, Wm. Frank. Geo. J. 



Jones. Lccland Litticton', Carl Massinger, Lawreneo Nottingham. B. H. 

Mitchell Bernard JONES. Thos. .Livingston. B. E. MATHER, Wesley NYU. John R. 

' ' neaiy, J. S. Curtia Logsdon. Billy ” 

HEATH, Paul Jones, Willie Lombardle, Baseball Mathieu, Phil 



Sherwood. Bobby 
Shimp, Ralph 
.SHINE. Bill 
Shipman, Cedi 
Shoo. Carl 
Shoemaker, Curley 



Raymond W. 
THAUrE. Willie 
Franklin 
Thomas Dog A 

Parrot Show 
Thomas. James A. 
THOMAS. Troy 

Alexander 
THOMAS, Cliff 



O’Brien. Miss Pat Reagan. G. W. 

— O'Brien, Miobaol REAVES, Hubert , ... 

Elemud ( Buttermilk) J. Matthews. Ncla Knne Lee SHOEMAKER. Thomas. Jack H. 

Heaton, Richard Jones. F. j. Long, Clyde Mathews, Robert P. O’Connell, Edward Reed, Billy Edw. Jos. Marlon Thomas, Woodrow 

Heffernn. Dr. Jones, Lelaud Tlico. Long. Jas. Victor Matthews, SIoto J. Rend, Kstoll Shore, Mrs. Peggy Thomason. Tbommy 

Joseph M. Joyce. Mitzi Long, I, eon " — *“ ’ ' ~ * ' 



Hegglns, Pat 



Maurico Jr,, ltoyco O'Connor, Frances REED, John 



Shore, Lonia 



Roosevelt FHANKHOUSER. HEMPHILL. Willii 



Wesley Short, J. E. 



Davis, Wlii tie Glen F. DcWiL 

Dnxis. Rohcrt W. Franks. Mary Heudersbot, J. B. 

Davis, Stanley FRANZ. Otto Hcndorson, E. L. 

Blackle Frederico &. Myma Henderson, Cortua Kane. John G. 

DAVIS, Walter D. FREE, Wm. Byrd Henderson. T. M. Kano, Val It. 

DAVIS, J. Carroll Freed. H. T. Henderson, Mrs. 

Da via, Jennie Frisbic. Sirs. Jean# Wiuicn 

Davis, Theodore FULKNER, Robt. neuderson, Whitle 

Duvis, Mrs. W. H. Wm. Ilcudricka, Mrs. L. 

Dawson, Clifford Fultz. Cbas. B. 0. 

Atley GABLE, Jos. Chas. Hendrix. Lula Bello 

Day, Mrs. Mary O. Gaddis. Damon HENNESSY, 

DcArmo. Billy Gaiuca, Robert Frank Wm. 

DEBOW, James Galpln. Earl HENRY. Clifford 

i Gal lasher, Mrs. Paul 

Hazel Herbert, Mrs. Paul 
• Ilcrcba, (Pie) Geo. 

Herman, Eddie 
Horrmnti, * * 



Joyce, Patricia LOI’EZ, Jas. Bud L. O'DANN, .. _ 

Kabakoff. David Lopez. Mary Matlock. Jack WALTER Reed. Miss Billto SHUFFIT, 

Kaoser. Martino Lorroiv, Nellie MATHIS, Casey O’Daro, Teaches REES, Jas. Alfred Raymond 

Kalbauch, Wm. Raynell James O.Dare, Honey REE9E, EDI Ell Shull, Stanley J. 

David Louis. Jack Maxino & Kctrow O'Hara, Scarlet CALVIN Sliurbert, Ceasar 



PnScnto, Nanno 
Penn. Bobby 

(Miss) Oanlv 

Dean, Gaynsu u Gardiner. Ed M. 



Gnnion, Jean 



Dearie, P. Burnett GARLAND. nerrman, Mrs. 

Dohols, Sadie Albert O. Lillian 

Dccbenne, Carman, William Herod, Walter 

Both, Hugo 



Notice, Selective Service Men! 

The names of men in this list who have Selective 
Service mail at The Billboard offices in Cincinnati, 
New York, Chicago, and St. Louii are cet in 
capital letters. 



Clarence GARRETT, 

Decker, Mrs. Jeau Leonard Clarenco Hath, Robert L. 

t.. Gaskins, Mrs. . nicknmn. Thurman 

Frank Hidey, Una L. 

* Hicstaud, Cat. 



THOMPSON, 

Francis InguU 
THOMPSON. Jas. 

Culver 

Thompson, Leola 
Thompson, Mrs. 

kltldred 

Thompson, Mrs. 

Thompson. Wm. E. 
Thompson, Mrs. 

Goldie 

Thornton, Buddie 
TIIQRNTON, 



Boots Recsor, Ira Sicvcrs, Otis B. 

O’Hara, Boots Reeves, Floyd M. Sikoaky, Mrs. 

Reeves, James Frank 

Loland Slikini. Doctor 
REID, Albert Simmons, A. J. 

Junior Slmmnns. Joanue 
Rold, Jess R. Simon, Rube 

Reid, Frcddlo Simon, Charlio — 

Reid. PeeWeo SIMPSON, Charles Dzvid Piniel 

Rold. Ralph E. Tillman, F. W. 

Rclhl. Fred SIMS, Carl Tom Tinsley. John _ 

REIK, Raymond T. Singares, Danny Tinnis. Bill W. 

REILLY, Mark John Tipton. Clarence 

Philip Singer's Midgets TIPTON. Fred 
Roitz, Mrs. Ethel Sisco, R. II. 

T. Sisk Jr., Carl 

Rennlek, ~ 



D.-l Hio, Jack 
Delano, Phillip 
Delniont, Frer.chy 
Detuetro, John 
Pemntro, Walter 



KARL9TRAND, LOUSOLL, Harry Mayes, Livingston 

Ralph O. . Arthur Maymsn, David U'neu, mil 

Karn. Clifford LOVE. Arthur Maya. Robt. L. O'Reilly, K. B. 

GATES, Jack Hiestand, Cal. Karn, Edw. L. LOVELL, Thtimaa MEADOWS. O'Reilly. Howard 

Wesley Frank L. Karr, Joo LOT ITT, Manley Clarenco B, 

. ........ Gee. Robt. H. Hilcs. Ruth Knrsey. Mrs. Mma Eligh MEADOWS, OCEAN, Michael 

Demia, Mrs. Bcssio Grim ore. Tommy Hill, H. P. (Punk) ICAYNE, Don Loyd, Thomas Dewey Estes Ogle. Joo 

Dommin, Lorenz GENTRY. Robt. Hill, Mrs. H. r. Keirnea, Jack Luck. Dock Medley. Thnmas Olcgario. Anacleto 

John Pans Hill. Wilburt Keefer. Geo. W. LUNDGREN, MEBKLING. Oliver, Clarence 

Pniiglcr . John B. George, H. Joseph Kelly, Geo. (Army Howard M. Cbas. Karl Oliver, Elizabeth 

Dennis, Harry GEORGE. Joo HILL. Clyde Show) Lynch, John J. Meeks, Lawrence 

DENNISON, Gerrord, Jesse Orestes Kelly, Mrs. May Lynch, Margaret ” 

Earnest lYcodrow (Vocalist) Hiller. Thos. J. Kelly. Toby Lynn. John J. 

Denton, Edw. D. _ Gidley, Razz Hinckley, Raymond Kelly. Pat Lyons, Edwin 

HIXON, Edward Kemp, Donald Lyons. Sam 

James Kemp, Mrs. McAlister, R. B. 

Hobson, Paul ■ Marjorie McArthur Hugh 

Nelson Kennedy, Don Earl McBRIDE. John 

Hochhcrg, Jack KENNEDY, James Jos. Merrill. James 

Hodges. 0. D. A. JIcCAHEM, Frank Meyer, Rose ' 



Reuuie, Craig 

Robert 

Rcynoldg. Peggy 
O'NEAL. David E. Rhodes, Qcnarlcvo 
O'Neil. I>liil ” 



Rhodes, Eddio 
Ithums Attra. 
Richards, Buddy 
Richardson, Alice 
RICHARDSON, 



... Titus. Raymond N. . 

Smitty TODD, Jas. 
3KEHAM, Jaa. Franklin 

Goa. TOLBERT. John 
Skio. Edgar L. 

SKRWANIE, Tomb, Mrs. John 

Claude H. 

Slate. G, B. Toren, Vicki 

SLOAN. Midge Tramer. Gus 



Treadwell, Mrs. J. 

O. 

TRIMMER. Paul 



Deputy,’ Mrs. Pearl Gilmore, John 
DIUIn, Ellwood "Zandu' 

Dillon, Herman Giroux, F. L. 
Dixon, Bert Glaasman, NaCban 

Dixon. Earl L. Gleason. Thos. 
DIXON. Trar la Glenn. Frank 
Dixon. Mrs. Whiter GLOVER. Thos. 
Pohner, Mrs. Tei ” ' 

Dobson. Jack 



Slover. Bert A. 

Plover, B. D. 

Smart, Frank 

Carl Eugene Suiirlt, Emil & , 

Richey, Elijah . Evelyn TRUSTEE, Lou 

Riggins, Tom Smilelta. F*yo Loyd 

Ann Rigbter, Royden E. Smith, Chaa. Tryon. Flctg 

_ Oliver. Otla L. Riley, Mrs. Jo Ann Thomas Tnllia, Mrs. Bay 

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Athens— Limestone Co. Negro Fair. Approx. 
Oct. 1. Maxie Allen. 

Attulla— Etowah Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 13-18. 
F. U. Logsdon. 

Birmingham — Alabama State Fair. Oct. 4-9. 
Nat. D. Rodgers. 

Centre— Cherokee Co. Fair. Middle of Oct. 
Dr. S. O. Tatum. 

Courtland— Lawrence Co. Fair Assn. Oct. 4- 
9. O. C. Hyrton. 

Dothan— Houston Co. Fair. Oct. 25-30. L. J. 
Lunsford. 

Florence— North Ala. State Fair. Oct. 11-16. 
O. H, Jackson. 

Huntsville— Madison Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 13- 
18. Marie Dickson. 

Jasper— Walker Co. Fair. Sept. 27-Oct. 2. E. 
H. Pierce. 

Mobile— Mobile Co. Fair. Ocl. 4-18. Mort L. 
Blxlcr. 

Montgomery — Central Ain. State Fair. Sept. 
13-10. Mort L. Blxlcr, Mobile. 

Arkansas 

Arkadelphia— Clark Co. Pair. Ocl. 8-9. George 
S. Dews. 

Blytheville— Mississippi Co. Fair. Sept. 20-26. 
J. Mell Brooks. 

Clinton— Van Burcn Co. Fair. Oct. 7-8. Mrs. 
Emma TJngley. 

Dcs Arc — Prairie Co. Livestock Assn. Sept. 

24-25. R. H. Roinunder. 

El Dorado — Union Co. Livestock Assn. Sept. 

27-Oct. 2. Julius Miller. 

Hot Springs — Garland Co. Fair Assn. Oct. 
— . Lewis Goltz. 

Ozark— Franklin Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 24-25. 
Garland D. Nichols. 

Plggott— Clay Co. Fair Assn. Oct. 1-2. V. C. 
Wright. 

Pine Bluff— Arkansas Livestock Show. Oct. 

11-17. Sen. Clyde Byrd. 

Pocahontas — Randolph Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 

29-Oct. 1. Ben A. Brown. 

Prescott— Nevada Co. Fair Assn. Oct. 14-15 
(tentative). G. O. Murray. 

California 

Del Mar— Son Diego Co. Pair. Oct. 10-18 (If 
held). Hazel E. Frnsse. * 

Colorado 



Pueblo — Colorado State Fair. Aug. 23-27. 
iTonk II. Means. 

Rifle — Garfield Co. Pair Rodeo. Sept. 6-7. 
E. P. Brown. 

Rocky Ford— Arkansas Valley Pair-Rodeo. 
Sept. 1-3. Carl Holder. 



Connecticut 

Fairfield— Greenfield HR! Grange Pair. Sept. 

11. Helen B. MacQuarrle. Southport. 
Hnddam Neck— Haddam Neck Fair Assn. Sept. 

6 (tentative). L. J. Selden, K. Hampton. 
Harwinton— Hnrwlnton Fair. Oct. 2. Paul 
Klambt. R. D. 2, Torrlngton, Conn. 

Faohnug — Paohnug Orange Pair. Sept. 4. Mrs. 

Mary Young. RPD 5, Norwich. Conn. 

Rocky Hill— Rocky Hill Grange Fair. Sept. 

10-11. Nellie O. Warner. 

Stafford Springs— StBHord Pair. Oct. 1-3. C. 
D. Benton. 

West Hartford— W. Hartford County Pair. 

Sept. 6. Ruth A. Lclnbnch. 

Woodstock— Woodstock Agrl. Soc. Sept. 14- 
15 (If held). Freeman R. Nelson, Pomfret 
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Georgia 

Amertcus — Sumter Co. Fair. Week of Oct. 11. 
O. P. Johnson. 

Atlanta — Southeastern World's Fair. Sept. 24- 
Oct. 3. Mike Benton. 

Athens— Amerlcnn Legion Fair. Week of Oct. 
25. F. W. Williams. 

Augusta— Exchange Club Fair. Nov. 1-7. J. 

D. Cheek. 

Balnbrtdgc— Decatur Co. Fair. Oct. 11-16. 
T. E. Rich. 

BarncsvtUc— Lamar Co. Fair, Legion. Second 
week In Oct. T. C. Power. 

Carrollton— Carroll Co. Fair. Oct. 4-9. Frank 
J. Searcy. 

Eastman — Am. Legion Dodge Co. Fair. Oct. 
18-23. R. T. Ragan. 

Elbcrton — Elberton Fair Assn. Ocl. 18-23. I. 
V. Hulrne. 

Fitzgerald— Ben Hill Co. Fair. Oct. 18-33. 
Homer Waters. 

Oalncsvllle— Northeast Go. Fair Assn. Oct. 

— . Herbert H. Addcrholdt. 

Griffin— Spalding Co. Pair. . Second wcok ill 
Oct. T. C. Power, Barnesvllle Hotel, Barnes- 
vllle. 

Macon— Georgia State Fair, Oct. 2 7 -Nov. 6. 

E. Ross Jordan. 

Madison— American Legion Fair. Sept. 20-35. 
J. R. Turner. 

Manchester— Tri-County Fair. Oct. 11-16. 
Wclby Griffith. 

Thomastor.— Upson Co. Fair. Third week in 
Oct. T. C. Power, Barnesvllle Hotel, Barnes- 
villa. 

Valdosta— South Ga. Victory Fnir. Oct. 25-30 
or tfov. 8-13. H. K. Wilkinson. 

Illinois 



Albion— Edward Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 7-10. 
Loy L. Thread. 

Anna — Anna Fair. Aug. 23-27. J. F. Norrta. 
Bradford — Stark Co. Agrl. Exhibit. Sopt. 2. 
W. O. Brokaw. 

Bridgeport— Lawrence Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 23- 
27. O. C. Gross. 

Brownstown— Fayette Co. Pair Assn. Aug. 

31-Sept. 4. O. A. Griffith. 

Carrollton — Greene Co. Pair Assn. Aug. 24- 
27. Franklin March. 

Du Quoin— Du Quoin State Fair Assn. Sept. 
0-11. H. E. Strong. 

Elizabeth — Elizabeth Community Fair. Aug. 
26. S. W. Buford. 

Fairfield— Wayne Co. Pair Assn. Aug. 25-28. 
Ralph O. Finley. 

Greenup — Grcenup-Cumborland Co. Pair Assn. 

Aug. 23-28. W. E. Freeman. 

Henry— Murshall-Putnnm Fair. Sept. 7-10. 

R. H. Mftnler. Sparland, 111. 

Marlon— Williamson Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 30- 
Sept. 3. Ray Miller. 

Mazon— Grundy Co. Agrl. Dlst. Fair. Sept. 
3-8. W. F. Carter. 

Melvin— Melvin Community Pair. Sept. 8-11. 
C. D. Thompson. 

Monee — Monee Will Co, Dlst. Pair. Aug. 31- 
Sept. 3. Scott M. McLaughlin. 

Morrison — Whiteside Co. Pair Assn. Aug. 31- 
Sept. 3. V. M. Dearlnger. 

Mount Vernon— Mount Vernon State Fair. 

Sept. 13-18. Neil K. Bond.' 

Oblong— Crawford Co. Fair. Aug. 30-8ept. 3. 
O. B. Price. 

Olney— Richland Co. Pair. Aug. 30-Sept. 3. 
W. H. Shultz. 

Oregon—Ogle Co. Pair. Sept. 4-6. E. D. 
LnnderB. 

Pcotone— Will Co. Pair Assn. Aug. 31-Sept. 2. 
O. T. Singer. 



Petersburg — Menard Co. Agrl. Fair. Sept. 1-3. 
Lloyd W. Chulcraft. 

Frlncelqn— Bureau Co. Fair. Aug. 24-27. 
Wayne 81utz. 

Salem— Marion Co. . Agrl. Fnir. Aug. 23-28. 
W. R. Hancock. 

Sandwich — Sandwich Pair Assn. Sept. 8-10. 

C. R. Brady. 

Shawneetown — Gallatin Co. Fair. Sept. 14-18. 
Chas. I. Oldham. 

Indiana 

Akron— Akron Agrl. Fair. Sept. 8-12. Wlll- 
odean Ball. 

Bluflton — Bluffton Free Street Fair. Sept. 28- 
Oct. 2. Carl Helms. 

Bourbon — Bourbon Fair Assn. Aug. 31-Sept. 
4. P. B. Good. 

Converse — Miami Co. Agrl. Assn. Aug. 24-28. 

D. E. Warnock. 

Covydon — Harrison Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 23-27. 
Dr. L. B. Wolfe. 

Crown Point— Lake Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 25- 
29. J. M. Ncllscn. 

Fairmount— Grant Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 1-8. 
Dr. H. D. Carter. 

Falrrlev — Switzerland Co. Freo Pair. Sept. 

23-25. LcRoy Rose. R. I. Bennington. 
Indianapolis— State 4-H Club Fair. Sept. 4-11. 
Guy Cantwell. 

Kentland — Newton Co. Fair Assn, Sept. 14-17. 
A. M. Schuh. 

Lawrenceburg— Dearborn Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 

23- 28. Leonard Haag. 

MedAryvllie — Medaryvillo Community Fair. 

Sept. 8-11. Wm. F. Frail. 

Prlnceton-Gibson Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 30- 
Scpt. 4. Chas. A. Steele. 

Rensselaer— Jasper Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 31- 
Sept. 3. George M. Reed. 

Spencer — Owen Co. Fair. Sopt. 15-18. Fred 
I. Hoover. 

Sunman — American Leglpn Free Fair. Sept. 
9-11. E. W. Howrey. 

Terre Haute— Vigo Co. Fair. Aug. 28-Sept. 2. 

E. J. Acree. 

Warsaw — Kosciusko Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 31- 
Scpt. 4. John Holm. 

Iowa 

Ackley — Four-County Fair. Probably Nov. 23. 
Joe W. Coble. 

Alblu— Monroe Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 26-28. Mrs. 
L. R. Clarke. 

Algona — 4-H Club Achievement Show. Sept. 
.24-25. A. L. Brown. 

Audubon — Audubon Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 6-8. 
A. B. Jensen. 

Avoca— Pottawattamie Co. Fair. Aug. 23-26. 
R. P. McKinley. 

Centerville— Appanooso Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 

24- 27. Al M. Farber. 

Coon Rapids — Four-County Fair. Aug. 31-Sept. 
3. Joe King. 

Cresco — Howard Co. Agrl. Assn. Aug. 30- 
Sept. 2. C. O. Nichols. 

Elkader— Elkader Pair. Aug. 25-27. E. F. 
Seifert. 

Emmetsburg— Pain Aito Co. 4-n Achievement 
Assn. Aug. 24-26. H. E. Barringer. 
EatherviUe — Emmet Co. Agrl. Show. Aug. 
28-27. M. R. Balkema. 

Grundy Center— Grundy Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 
7-10. C. S. Macy.' 

Guthrie Center— Guthrie Co. Fair. Sept. 9- 
11. M. L. Branson. 

Hampton — Franklin Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 23- 
36. Glenn D. Craighton. 

Harlan — Shelby Co. Pair Assn. Aug. 23-26. 
Fred Louis Jr. 



Malvern— Mills Co. Fair. Aug. 24-26. D. M. 
Kline. 

Manson— Calhoun Co. Fair. Aug. 26-29. Suru 
8. Klotz. 

Marshalltown — Central Iowa Fair. Aug. 31- 
Sopt. 3. Gcorgo A. Price. 

Mason City — North Iowa Fnir 4-H Club Show. 

Sept. 5-6 (tentative). Harold S. Palmer. 
Missouri Valley— Harrison Co. Fair. Aug. 24- 
28. Frank C. Burke. 

Mnnticcilo — Jones Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 20-27. 
Ross Baty. 

Mount Pleasant— Henry Co. Fair. Aug. 23-20. 
S. G. Baxter. 

Movl lie — Woodbury Co. Fair. Aug. 25-27. Clyde 
Spry, Bronson. Ia. 

Nashua— Big 4 Fair Assn. Aug. 24-28. Norton 
Bloom. 

National— Clayton Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 31- 
Sept. 3. F. L. Lau, Garnavillo, la. 

Onawa— Monona Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 24-26. 
Harold J. McNeill. 

PoRtvllle— Big 4 Agrl. Soc. Sopt. 3-6. A. 6. 
Burdick. 

Rock Rapids — Lyon Co. Fair. Aug. 26-28. 
John T. Prior. 

Sac City — Sac Co. Pulr Assn. Sept. 13-15. 
Ray Delbert. 

Sibley— Osceola Co. Livestock Show. Sept. 7- 
10. S. D. Robinson. 



Spencer— Clay Co. Fair Assn. (4-H Club 
Show). Sopt. 15-17. J. H. Peterson. 

Spirit Lake — Dickinson Co. 4-H Club Con- 
gress. Sept. 2-4. L. E. Hendricks. 

Tipton— Cedar Co. Fair. Aug. 2B-28. C. B. 
Miller. 

Wnukon— Allamakee Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 7- 
10. A. M. Monserud, Harpers Ferry. 

West Liberty — West Liberty Fair. Aug. 23-26. 
Jay L. Duncan. 

West Union — Fayette Co. Fair. Aug. 23-27. 
Ed Buuder. 



Kansas 



Abilene— Central Kansas Free Fair. Aug. 23- 
28. Ivan Roberson. 

Auburn— Auburn Grange Pair. Oct. 1-2. Mrs. 
Ina Cellcrs. 

Barnes— Washington Co. Fair. Sept. 8-10. 

D. Linn Livers. 

Belleville— North Central Knn. Frco Fair. Aug. 

30-Scpt. 3. Homer Alktre. 

Beloit— Mitchell Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 14-18. 
Frank L. Hill. 

Berryton— Berryton Orango Fair. Sept. 24- 
25. Mrs. Bessie H. Sowers. 

Big Springs — Douglas Co. Fair Assn. Sopt. 

1-3. Pete Bahnmaier, Lecompton. 

Blue Rapids — Marshall Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 

28-Oct. 1. Bob McHugh. 

Buhler— Ruhler Community Pair Assn. Oct. 
30. J. A. Johnson. 

Burden— Eastern Cowley Co. Fair. Sept. 1-3. 

E. E. Brooks. 



Clay Center — Clay Co. Free Pair. Sept. 7-10. 
Loren E. Law. 

Conway Springs— Conway Springs Fair Assn. 
Oct. 7-8. R. H. Cline. 

Dodge City— Southwest Fair & Rodeo. Bept. 
1-5. Sam V. Pratt. 

Ellis— Ellis Co. Jr. Free Fair. Sept. 16-18. 
Jack R. Nicholson. 



Gardner — Johnson Co. Free Fair Assn. Bept. 
16-18. Dole Baker. 

Girard— Crawford Co. Pair Assn. Aug. 24-27. 
O. A. Trotter. 

Glasco — Cloud Oo. Fair. Sopt. 7-10. It. M. 
Sawhlll. 

Greensburg— Kiowa Co. Free Pair. Aug. 24- 
27. Q. A. Cochran. 

Hnrdtner— Barber Co. Pair Assn. Aug. 31- 
Bept. 3. J. M. Mol*. 

Hnvcnsvtlle— Community Pair Assn. Sept. 23- 
24. W. T. Flowers. 

Hillsboro— Marion Oo. Fair Assn. Oct. G-8. 
Dr. O. 8. Klassen. 

Horton— Tlr-County Fair. Sept. 8-10. Ralph 
E. Small. 












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53 



Hutchinson— Kansas Stale fair. Sept. 18-2-1. 
S. M. Mitchell. 

Inman— Inman Community Fair. Oct. 22-23. 
Wm, J- Braun. 

Independence— Montgomery Co. Form Bureau 
Fair. Aug. 25-28. Leonard A. Rees, 
join — Allen Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 30-Sept. 6. 
Harold F. Smith. 

junction City— Geary Co. 4-H Club Show. 

Sept. 1-3. Paul B. Gwin. 

Kincaid— Kincaid Farmers' Pair Assn. Sept. 
28-30. W. R. Brown. 

Minneapolis— Ottawa Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 25- 

27. Willis Hogarty. 

Ncodesha— Neodesha Junior Fair. Sept. 24- 
25. K. F. Sherrill. 

Norton— Norton Co. Agrl. Assn. Sept. 6-7. 
W. W. Isaac. 

Osage City— Osage City 4-H Club Fair. Sept. 
3-4. Wilbur E. Noller. 

Oswego— Labette Co. Free Fair. Last week 
in Aug. Roy Nehr. 

Overbrook— Overbrook Free Fair. Aug. 27- 

28. Chas. W. DeBoe. 

Rush Center— Rush Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 30- 
Sept. 2. Roy Peterson. 

Satina. — Saline Co. 4-H Club Fair. Sept. 1-3. 
Albert Frchse. 

Sedan— Chautauqua Co. Freo Fair. Oct. 1-2. 
Carl Ackerman. 

Smith Center — Smith Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 
15-17. M. C. Axeiton. 

Stafford — Stafford Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 31- 
Sept. 3. E. E. Erhart. 

Sylvan Grove — Sylvan Grove-LIncoln Co. Fair. 

Sept. 14-17. O. M. Hurlbut. 

Thayor — Thayer Fair Assn. Sept. 1-3. H. M. 
Mlnnlch. 

Tonganoxic — Leavenworth Co. Fair. Sept. 8- 
10 (Proposed). H. F. Gelb. 

Topeka — Kansas Free Fair. Sept. 12-18. 
Maurice W. Jencks. 

Wakeeney— Trego Co. Free Fair. Aug. 24-27. 
Lew H. Galloway. 

Wakeneltl— Wakefield Free Fair. Oct. 7-8. 
Joe Mason Jr. 

! Washington — Washington Co. Fair Assn. 

1 Sept. 18-18. A. C. Fuhrkens. 

West Mineral — Mineral Dist. Free Fair. Sept. 
8-10. R. O. Mlzner. 

Kentucky 

Alexandria— Alexandria Fair. Sept. 4-6. J. W. 
Shaw. Newport. Ky. 

Lebanon— American Legion Fair. Sept. 24-27. 
Robt. T. Harmon. 

Somerset — Pulaski Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 31- 
Scpt. 3. M. S. Thomas. 

Louisiana 



Leesville— Vernon Parish Fair. Oct. 4-10. 
M. N. Oakes. 

Shreveport — Junior Livestock Show, operated 
by State Fair. Oct. 23-Nov. 1. W. R. 
Hlrsch. 

Maine 

Cornish — Cornish Agrl. Assn. Sept. 28-Oct. 2. 
Leon M. Ayer. 

Dover-Foxcroft— Piscataquis Valley Fair. Aug. 
28. Frank A. Pierce. 

Farmington— Franklin Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 

21-23. Frank E. Knowlton. 

Fryeburg— Fryeburg Fair. Oct. 4-9. G. Myron 
Kimball. 

Litchfield— Litchfield Farmers’ Club. Oct. 5-6. 
Rhona B. Maloon. 

Topsham— Sagadahoc Agrl. Soc. Oct. 12-14. 

Samuel Woodward. Brunswick, Me. 

Windsor — Windsor Fair. Sept. 3-6. E. R. 
Hayes. 

Massachusetts 

Blandford— Union Agrl. Soc. Sept. 6-7. C. R. 
Ripley. 

Bridgewater— Plymouth Co. Agrl. Soc. Oct. 
12. Elisha Ellis. 

Cummington— Hillside Agrl. Soc. Sept. 24-25. 
Leon A. Stevens. 

Great Barrington — Barrington Fair Assn. 

Sept. 19-25. Paul W. Faster. 

Greenfield— Franklin Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 13- 
15. Whitman B. Wells. 

Heath— Heath Agrl. Soc. Sept. 1. Homer S. 
Tanner. 

i Huntington— Littlevllle Community Fair Assn. 
Sept. 18. Elmer O. Olds. 

Marshfield— Marshfield Agrl. Soc. Aug. 31- 
Sept. 6. Horuce O. Keene. 

Middlefield— Highland Agrl. Soc. Sept. 3-4. 
Willard A. Pease, Chester. 



Nashville — Nashville Agrl. Soc. Oct. 20. John Aurora — Hamilton Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 30- Dunkirk — Chautauqua Co. Fair. Sept. 6-10. 

W. Hamp. Sept. 2. H. E. Toof. C. O. Cain. 

Norway — Dickinson Co. Free Fair. Sept. 3-6. Bassett— Rock Co. Agrl. Assn. Aug. 27-20. Elmira— Chemung Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 22-29. 



Frank J. Molinare, Iron Mountain. Arthur A. Weber. H. Ward Kinley. Horseheads. N. Y. 

Peck— Peck Agrl. Soc. Oct. 23-24. A. J. Bloomfield— Knox Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 29-31. Fonda— Montgomery Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 4-8. 

Godfrey. P. E. Stepp. Edward Rothmcycr, Tribes Hill, N. Y. 

Richmond— Richmond Agrl. Assn. Sept. 6. Bridgeport— Morrill Co. Fair Assn. Sept. G-8. Hemlock— Hemlock Lake Union Agrl. Soc. 

Vern Krause. J. Cedric Conover. Sept. 8-11. Glenn C. MCNInch, Conesus. 

Saginaw— Saginaw Fair. Sept. 12-18. Clar- central City— Merrick Co. Fair Assn. Sept. Hamburg— Eric Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 23-28. 

ence H. Hamden. 14_1 6 George E Hedges J - c - Newton. 

Sandusky— Sanilnc Co. 4-H Fair. Aug. 26-28. ciiadron— Dawes Co. Fair ’ Sent 1-3 Joe Little Valley — Cattaraugus Co. AgTl. Soc. Aug. 

Clarence E. Prentice, Saults ' ' 3i-Sept. 3. J. W. Watson. 

Stalwart— Stalwart Agrl. Soc. Sept. 16-17. chambers— Holt Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 7-10. Lockport— Niagara Co. Fair. Aug. 23-28. F. 

Robert B. Crawford. \Vin Turner E. Pease. 

Traverse City— Northwestern Mich. Fair. Aug. cHv Center— Clav Co Arrl Soc Sent 14-17 Malone— Franklin Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 23-28. 
30-Sept. 3. Arnell Engstroin. Wm Behrens - • ■ • H. B. Kelley. 



30-Sept. 3. Arnell Engstroin. 

Minnesota 



Columbus— Platte Co. Fair. Aug. 31-Sept. 3. M l!,’ cn J a l, L „ *■— Mlneola Fair. Sept. 14-18. 



Fred D. Baldwin. 

Palmyra— Palmyra Union Agrl. Fair Assn. 
Sept. 23-25. W. Ray Converse. 



Oliver Wilcox. 

Rhlnebeck — Dutchess Co. Fair. Sept. 1-3. 
Lewis P. Winne. 

Sehaghtlcoke — Rensselaer Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 
6-9. Carl W. Lohnes. 



— ...... a M rrca u. Baldwin. 

Albert Lea— Freeborn Co. Fair. Aug. 23-27. „ ' ' _ . . Palmyra— Palmyra Union Agrl. Fair Assn. 

Herman D. Jenson. Concord— Dixon Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 2a-27. S ept. 23-25. W. Ray Converse. 

Alexandria— Douglas Co. Fair. Aug. 26-28. \\ oy . I 1, , „ , , „ _ . Penn Yan— Yates Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 25-27. 

R. S. Thornton. Culbertson— Hitchcock Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. Oliver Wilcox. 

Appleton— Swift Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 26-29. _ on c— A „„ Rhlnebeck— Dutchess Co. Fair. Sept. 1-3. 

J. G. Anderson. D “ vld . c ' ty ~Butler Co. Agrl. Boc> Au &- ao ' Lewis V. Winne. 

Bird Island— Renville Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 13- 2 ‘ r £: , „ , Sehaghtlcoke— Rensselaer Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 

15. Paul Kolbe. Dunning— Blaine Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 2-4. 6 -9. Carl w Lohnes. 

Caledonia— Hour, ton Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 2-4. ,, Trumansburg— Union Agrl. Soc. Sept. 29-Oct, 

Ed Zimmcrhakl. Elwood— Gosper Co. Fair. Sept. 16-17. M. 2 . Mary E. Cronk. 

Cambridge — Isanti Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 8-11. R • Mor san. Vernon— Vernon Agrl. Soc. Sept. 14-18. Chas. 

L. o. Carlson. Fairbury — Jefferson Co. Fair. Middle of Sept. Warren. Sherrill, N. Y. 

Canby— Yellow Medicine Co. Fair. Sept. 20- C. B. Callaway. Walton— Delaware Valley Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24- 

22. Kenneth Knutson. Harrison— Sioux Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 26-28. 27. Paul G. Williams. 

Fergus Palls— Otter Tall Co. Pair. Sept. 1-4. V. E. Marsteller. Watkins Glenn— Schuyler Co. Agrl. Assn. 

Knute Hnnson. Hartlngton— Cedar Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 2-5. Sopt. 7-10. O. D. Spnuldlng, Burdett. 

Glenwood— Pope Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 17-10. Edgar Hoar. 

J. A. Lecdahl. Hemingford— Box Butte Co. Fair. Sept. 9-11. *' WI '■'*** uu,, « 

Grand Marais— Cook Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. Frank Dee. Asheville — Buncombe Co. Dist. Fair Assn. Aug. 

15-17. Mrs. K. N. Grimsrud. Hnlrlrpee Phelns Cn Anri fine *ue 24-27 23-28. E. W. Pearson. 

Hutchinson— McLeod Co. Agrl. Assn. Sept. T™ Wnaon, Fuiik.Neb Burlington-Community Fair. Oct. 12. Pete 



Ed Zimmcrhakl. 

Cambridge — Isanti Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 8-11. 
L. o. Carlson. 

Canby — Yellow Medicine Co. Fair. Sept. 20- 
22. Kenneth Knutson. 

Fergus Falls— Otter Tall Co. Pair. Sept. 1-4. 
Knute Hnnson. 

Glenwood— Pope Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 17-19. 
J. A. Lecdahl. 

Grand Marais — Cook Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 

15-17. Mrs. K. N. Grimsrud. 

Hutchinson— McLeod Co. Agrl. Assn. Sept. 
13-16. Everett Oleson. 



Walton — Delaware Valley Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24- 
27. Paul G. Williams. 

Watkins Glenn— Schuyler Co. Agrl. Assn. 
Sopt. 7-10. O. D. Spaulding, Burdett. 

North Carolina 

Asheville — Buncombe Co. Dist. Fair Assn. Aug. 
23-28. E. W. Pearson. 

Burlington— Community Fair. Oct. 12. Pete 
Nceso. 



Jackson— Jackson 'Co. Fair. Aug. 26-29. An- 
ton C. Geiger. 

ICasson— Dodge Co. Fair. Aug. 23-26. O. A. 
Erickson. 

Luvcrne— Rock Co. Fair. Aug. 28-29. Albert 
Christensen. 

Madison— Lac qul Parle Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 
9-12. Olaf T. Mork. 

Mankato— Blue Earth Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 

14-15. Walter E. Haedt. 

Marshall— Lyon Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 7-10. 
F. J. Meade. 

Montevideo — Chippewa Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 
20-22. Carl Engstrom. 

Morris— Stevens Co. Agrl. Soe. Sept. 3-6. 

Ernest Grace. Donnelly. Minn. 

Nevis — Hubbard Co. Agrl. Assn. 6ept. 9-11. 

Mrs. John Avcnson. Park Rapids. 

Pino River— Cass Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 27-28. 



H !"n lat y£'i‘ , Mr”rU 00, Aar1 ' S “' S " 1 ' Ajrl. Pair. apt. 21-081. 

B riS“iS,Si l *“• P.1, Assn, Kami 



ASr1 ' a ”' S ' Pl ' *' S ' <wSta£-wSn?n?TUil Soo. Oct. 8. 

“W-SSffiT” °°- ABrl - S “' OwmioSFSSLto,. IWr. mt. 4-8. Nor- 

* 8 ' ... . man V. Chambliss. Rocky Mount, N. C. 

Lelgh-Colfax Co. Agrl. Assn. Aug. 27-29. Littleton— Littleton Fair. Oct. 11-16. T. R. 

Otto C. Weber. Walker. 

Lincoln— Nebraska State Fair & Expo. Sept. Loulsburg— Franklin Co. Fair. Oct. 4-9. A. H. 

5-10. E. J. Millie. Fleming 

Lincoln— Lancaster Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 5-10. Raleigh— Autumn Festival. Stato Fair grounds. 

B. F. Preston, RFD 5. Oct. 11-18. Gavlord White. 

Madison— Madison Co. Agrl. Soc. (4-H Fair). Rocky Mount— Rocky Mount Fair. Sept. 27- 
Scpt. 1-3. E. J. Moyer. Oct. 2. Mrs. Norman Y. Chambliss. 

Mitchell— Scottsbluff Co. Agrl. Assn. (4-H Sanford— Lee Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 20-25. 
Show). Sept. 15-18. Harold Ledlngham. Lynn Mclver Jr. 



O. P. Rognlle. Nelson— Nuckolls Co. Pair Assn. Last week Tarboro— Edgecombe Co. Fair. Oct. 11-16. 

Pipestone— Pipestone Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24- In Aug. Wm. A. McHenry. Howard V. Gnsklll. Box 94, Selma. 



Stanton— Stanton Co. Fair. Sept. 2-5. Ervlne ^r^Rllcy C °' ^ ^ ^ 

SI ockv file— Frontier Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24- ^ ^ ^ ^ 



27. Roy Worley. 

Tocumsch— Johnson Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24- 

26. H. E. Lang. 

Wahoo — -Saunders Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 25- 

27. E. J. Erickson. 

Walthill— Thurston Co. Fair. Sept. 1-4. Al- 
fred D. Rnun. 

Waterloo— Douglas Co. Fair. Sept. 15-18. 
R. D. Herrington. 

Weeping Water— Cass Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 

25-27. Paul E. Fnuquet. 

West Point — Cuming Co. Fair. Aug. 2B-Sept. 
L Ed It Baumann. • 

Nevada 

Elko — Elko Co. Agrl. Assn. Sept. 4-6. Hayden 
Henderson. 

New Hampshire 



2 ®v E - F- Aiiuerso:;. Norden— Keya Paha Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 9- Wilson— Wilson Co. Fair. Oct. 18-23. W. H. 

Preston— Fillmore Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 28-29. jj l. E. Turner, Sparks Neb Dunn. 

H - _ . . _ . North Platte— Lincoln Co. Xgrl. Assn. Aug. Zebuion— Five-County Fair. Sept. 2T-Oct. 2. 

Princeton— Mllle Lacs Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 26- 24-26 Mrs O H Coveil. Eugene Prlvett. 

28. R. C. Angstman. Omaha— 4-H Club Show. Oct. 6-8. J. J. Ohio 

Red Lake Falls — Red Lake Co. Fair. Sept. Tsiarsnn ... .... , „ ... _ . — — 

E - T. Larvlck. OrTean^Harlen Co. Junior Fair. Aug. 26- "“t* 5 AcrI ' Assn ‘ ^ 22 - 25 ’ 

Saint James — Watonwan Co. Agrl. Assn. Aug. no i V A Lennemnnn . Jftmes u - Atternoit. 

Sf» rt ”c&SE£?&. Fair. Oct. D. A “ rl - M ’- 2 '- 27 ' 

St. Paul — Minnesota State Fair. Aug. 28-Scpt. w oshn/n G - Baltor. . , . , _ . 

6. Raymond A. Lee. St Paul Howard Co Agrl Soc Sept 7-10 A^a-Attlca Pnlr - BepL 29-Oct. 1. Carl 

St. Peter— Nicollet Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 26-29. chas Dobrv P B Carpenter. 

Ifllton E. Miller. Herlhner— DcSee Co Acrl Sne flpnt 15-17 Barlow— Barlow Agrl. Assn. Sept. 23-24. C. 

St. Vincent— St. Vincent Union Indust. Assn. otta J Scliellenbere ' 3 SCp1, 15 17 ‘ E - Lawton. 

Sept. 23-24. It O. Ward. oS*'AbI 3«c. Sc B t. S-4. S 

TS £T«.cS. A “- ^ dSCTdlM. Add. 28-28. O. **»«'* “* 

T 8 A pt! a 3 b0 pled’D e w?' Thlcs. B ° C ' A “ S ' 31 Stanto^s'tanton Co. Fate. sept. 2-5. Ervlne ^ chi- A^Hthy C °' A8rl ‘ S °°' S ’ Pt ‘ 3 ' 6 ' 

Waseca— Waseca Co. Fair. Aug. 27-29. E. H. E. Pont. Cadl£-Harrlson Co Aarl Assn Aug 26-27 

Smith. Stockville — Frontier Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24- Lance H Bwcer ‘ 8 

Wheaton— Traverse Co. Agrl. Assn. Sept. 9- 27. Roy Worley. mirfweil— Nnhie c« Acrl Soc Sent 1-3 J 

12. A. W. Vye. Tocumsch-Johnson Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24- K WMkenshaw P 

Willmar — Kandiyohi Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 15- 26. H. E. Lang. Canfleld-Mahonlnn Co Agrl Soc Sept. 3-6. 

18. Wm. O. Johnson. Wahoo— Saunders Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 25- k r zioccr YounRstown b P 

Wlndom^Cottonwood Co. FAlr Assn. Aug. 23- 27. E. J. Erickson. Canton-Stlrfc Co Acrl Sot Sent 2-6. Ed 

26. M. C. Langley. Walthill-Thurston Co. Fair. Sept. 1-4. Al- a wilson 

Zumbrotn— Goodhue Co. Fair Assn. Aug. 26- fred D. Rnun. Carrollton— Carroll Co Aerl Soc Sept. 29- 

29. George W. Freeman. Waterloo-Douglas Co. Fair. Sept. 15-18. ° ocf 2 l^"ard George 8 Harlem Springs. 

Mississippi Co. A,rl. 8oe. A« s . ^ 

Columbus— Columbus Fair. Sept. 20-25. Mrs. 25-27. Paul E. Fauquet. . circleville— Picknwav Co Acrl Soc (Junior 

Elizabeth M. Proffitt. West Polnt-Cumlng Co. Fair. Aug. 29-Sept. p ', r V o ^ 20-4 Mack D Farrett 

Eupora-Webster Co. Fair. Sept. 27-Oct. 2. 1. Ed M. Baumann. • Coshocton— Coshocton Co. Agrl. Soc. Oct. 5-9. 

Forcst-Scott Co. Colored Fair Assn. Oct. 18- Nevada Croi;on^Ha?tfo I ?d CS l d nd ' Agrl Soc. Sept. 8-11. 

23. A. N. Ware. Elko-Elko Co. Agrl. Assn. Sept. 4-6. Hayden oie?l H Slnkev Cer.terburg O 

Ha Oc C f U 4 Sfc_ W 0P B ^ h Al t ford P Jr’ ASS "‘ WCCk ° f H(!ndcr!i< > n - Dayton— Montgomery Co. Fafr. Sept. 6-9. R. 

,, sv i sds' pp ' oci - c. rj,. 21.2.. 

Rex B. Magee. Center Sandwich— Sandwich Town & Orange Jo i ln y/a truer 

Jackson— Miss. Negro Stato Fair. Oct. 18-23. Fair Assn. Oct. 12. W. Leroy White, N. Dclphos-Aliei! 'co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24-28. 

H. H. Young, Box 2372. Sandwich. _ Art O. Wullhorst. 

Laurel— South Miss. Fair. Sept. 27-Oct. 2. Deerfield— Deerfield Fair Assn. Oct. 1-2. W. Dover— Tuscarawas Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 22- 
R. B. (Jack) Jeffries. C. Maxwell, Raymond, N. H. 25. S. O. Mase. 

Meridian— Miss. Fair * Dairy Show. Oct. Lancaster— Lancaster Fair. Sept. 4-6. Carroll Eaton— Preble Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 29-Scpt. 3. 

10-16. G. R. Smith. Stoughton. Wm _ B p ryor . 

New Albany— Union Co. Fair. Oct. 22-23. B. Pittsfield— Pittsfield Fair Assn. Sept. 9-11. Findlay— Hancock Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 0-11. 

U. Jones. Wm - O*6opd. Orvell Orates. Jenera, O. 

Sebastopol— Sebastopol Community Fair. Sept. Plymouth— Union Grange Fair Assn. Sept. 14- Fremont— Sandusky Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 7- 
7-11. L. R. Anthony. _ 16. W. J. Neal. Meredith N. H. !0 . r ussc h s. Hull. 

Tupelo— Miss.-Ala. Fair & Dairy Show. First Rochester— Rochester Agrl. Assn. Sept. 21-25. Qalllpolls— Gallia Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 20-35. 

week In Oct. J. M. Savery. Ralph E. Came. John N. McNealy. 

Yazoo City— Yazoo Negro Fair Assn. Oct. 4-9. Now .Tor«ov Greenville— Darke Co. Fair. Aug. 22-27. 

R. J. Pierce. • „ t w “ ‘ a . Frank Hiestand. Rossburg. O. 

misiAnrS Trenton— New Jersey State Fair. Sept. 12-18. Hamilton— Butler Co. Agrl. 8oc. Sept. 28-Oct. 

ifiissonri Harry Ei LaBreque. 2. John W. Cochran. Sevenmlle, O. 

Bowling Green— Bowling Green Fair Assn. lVow MpvIm Hlcksvilie — Defiance Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24- 

Sept. 15-17. Chas. Gutherle. w , * . „ , „ . 27. E. Mentzcr. 

California— Moniteau Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 31- Albuquerque— New Mexico State Fair. Sept. Kenton— Hardin Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 29-Ocl. 

Sept. 3. Toby Lademann. 26rOct. 3. Leon H. Harms. I D. B. Robinson. , 

Camthersville— American Legion Fair. Oct. Willard— Torrance Co. Fair Assn. Approx. Lancaster — Fairfield Co. Agrl. Soc. Oct. 13- 
6-10. H. E. Mallourc. Sept. 15. J. M. Peterson. 1 6 . Russell W. Alt, R. R. 1. Baltimore. 

Edina— Knox Co. Fair. Oct. 7-9 (If held). IMow Vn»*lr Lebanon— Warren Co. Fair. Sept. 21-24. John 

F. L. Green. „ T. Gorman. 

Marshfield— Webster Co. Fair. Sept. 2-4. O. Angelica— Allegany Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 1-3. Lisbon— Columbiana Co. Agrl. Soc. 8opt. 14- 
W Bcatlc L. L. Stillwell. ... „ . 17. 0. H. Sinclair. Hancverton, O. 

Memphis— Scotland Co. Agrl. Soc. Third week Av S?T. aen ? s £ e Breeders Assn. Sept. London— Madison Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 22-26. 

In Sent E M Woods 24-25. John Steele. Fred M. Guy, Irwin, O. 

• Mound City— Holt Co. Fair. Aug. 30-Sept. 1 Ballston Spa— Saratoga Co. Agrl. Sac. Aug. Loutlonvlllc— Loudonvtlle Agrl. Soc. Oct. 5-7. 
(tentative) 8 C McCormack Jr 24-28. A. M. Garrison. Chas. Bernhard Jr. 

Perryville Perry Co Fair. Sent 10-11. Wer- Bath— Steuben Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 14-18. McConnelsville— Morgan Co. Agrl. Sot. Sept. 

ner T Weber' J- Victor Faucelt. 16-17. Ray O, Smith. R. 2. 

__ , Boonvllle— Boonvllle Fair Assn. Aug. 24-28. Mansfield— Richland Co. Junior Fair. Sept. 

Montana E . R. Hargrave. 16. B. D. Hale. 

Baker Fallon Co Fair. Aug. 28-30. George Brookfield — Madison Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. G-9. Marietta — Washington Co. Agrl. Assn. Sept. 

S. Severson. C. C. Oralne. 6-3. L. E. Apple. „ „ . 

Forsyth— Rosebud Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 0-10. Cambridge— Cambridge Valley Agrl. Soc. Aug. Marion— Marion Co. Agrl. Soc. Aog. 29-Sept. 

H. L. Dusenbcrry. 31-Sept. 2. P; J. Houlton, Hooslck Palls. 3. Paul D. Mlchcl. . „„ 

Miles City— Eastern Montana Fair. Sept. 11- Chatham— Columbia Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 5-7. Marysville— Union Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 28- 



Lance H. Barger. 

Caldwell— Noble Co. Agrl. Soc. Sopt. 1-3. J. 
K. Walkenshaw. 

Canfield— Mahoning Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 3-6. 

E. R. Zicgcr. Youngstown, O. 

Canton— Stark Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 2-6. Ed 
S. Wilson. 

Carrollton — Carroll Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 29- 
Oct. 2. Leonard George, Harlem Springs. 
Carthage, Cincinnati — Hamilton Co. Fair. 

Sept. 15-18. D. R. Van Atta. 

Circleville— Pickaway Co. Agrl. Soc. (Junior. 

Fair). Oct. 20-23. Mack D. Parrett. 
Coshocton — Coshocton Co. Agrl. Soc. Oct. 5-0. 

O. V. Crox, Dresden, O. „ 

Croton — Hartford Ind, Agrl. Soc. Sept. 8-11. 

dell H. Sinkey. Cer.tcrburg, O. 

Dayton— Montgomery Co. Fair. Sept. 6-9. R. 

C. Harris. . ... 

Delaware — Delaware Co. Fair. Sept. 21-24. 
John Wagner. 

Dclphos— Alien Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24-28. 



Center Sandwich— Sandwich Town & Grange j 0 j )n Wagner 

Fair Assn. Oct. 12. W. Leroy White, N. Dclphos-Aliei! 'co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24-28. 
Sandwich. Art O Wulfhorst. 

Deerfield— Deerfield Fair Assn. Oct. 1-3. W. Dover— Tuscarawas Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 22- 



13. J. H. Bolillng. 

Nebraska 



Wm. A. Dardess. October 1. H. A. Taylor. 

Coblesklll— Cobleskill Agrl. Soc. Sept. 20-24 Medina,— Medina Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 9-11. 
(If held). Wm. H. Golding. . Paul M. Jones. 



Arlington— Washington Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. Cortland— Cortland Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 30- Middleport— Meigs Co. Agrl. 



Arthim— Arthu?' Co. M Agrl! ltt Soc. Sept. 2-4. Dun^e^bundra'Fair Assn?* Sept. 21-23. L. MIHersburg— Holmes Co. Agrl. Soc." Sept. B-ll. 



Sept. 4. Harry B. Tanner. 



Chna. Radford Jr.. Mlnersvllle, 1 




54 The Billboard 



LISTS 



'August 1943 



—Williams Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 14- McConnellsburg— Fulton Co. Fair Assn. Sept. Martinsville— Martinsville Colored Fair. Week Dresden -Camden Agrl. Soo. Sept. 14-16. 



— . Thompson. - 9-12. Frank H. Johnston. Webster Mills. 

Mount Gilead.— Morrow Co. Agrt. Soo. Sept. Mechanicsburg— Grangers iFatrl Picnic. Aug. 

0-11. A. A. Brollier. 30-Scpt. 6. Roy Richwlnc. 

Mount Vernon — Knox Co. Agrl. Soc. Oct. 13- Mount Joy— Mount Joy Community Exhibit. 

16. Henrv a. Richards. Oct. 14-16. R. G. Hostetler. 

Napoleon— Henry Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 1-4. North East— Community Fair. 

James Murray. __ Mrs. Margaret_J4. _Luebl:r 



Montpelier — Williams uo. «kii. ooc. ouiu.. »•«- lucuuuueusuuig — r uituu w. can noon. uch>. 

• « r n — -.1 n.m »r uini.ii... Miit.. of sept g DO. Baldwin. J. French. 

Pennington Gup— Lee Co. Fair. Sopt. 15-18. Elmira— Elmir* Agrl. Soc. Sept. 3-6. H. W. 

E. C. Lannlnghnm. Zilliax. 

Petersburg— Soulhstdo Va. Fair. Oct. 4-9. R. Elnivale— Flos Agrl. Soc. Sept. 27-29. Tno& 
Willard Eancs. E. Smith. 

Sept. 18-18. Slauutou— Staunton Fair. Sept. 27-Oct. 2. C. Gall— 3. Waterloo Agrl. Soc. Sept. 23-25. «. 

Newark— Lacking Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 1-4. Northampton— Twin Co. Agrl. Assn. Sept. 15- Bultolk— Tidewater Fair Assn. Oct. 19-22. H. Ingersoll— Ingcrsoll Agrl. Soc. 

S. C. Colburn. R. 1, Granville. O. 18. Robt. S. Frnblc. n " nenren * •><"> "*• 

Norwalk— Huron Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 31-Sept. Oriental— P. O. S. of A Night Fair. Aug. 26- 
3. Mrs. Elfreda Crayton. 28. Wallace Hockenbroch. 

Old Washington— Guernsey Co. Agrl. Soc. Pleasant Valley— Springfield Farm Show. Nov. 

Sept. 15-17. Dr. M. E. Hartley, Cambridge. 11-13. Roy H. Giesmann. 

Ottawa— Putnam Co. Agrl. Soc. Oct. 5-9. Port Royal— Juniata Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 6- 

Joseph L, Brickner. 11. J. H. Book. 

Paines Yllle — Lake Co. Fair. Aug. 25-27. Eva Shanksvllle— Stony Creek School Fair. Sept. 

S. Merrill. 30-Oct. 2. Edith Oeisel. 



C. Holoman. 

Woodstock- -Shenandoah Co. Fair Assn. 
14-17. Frank M. Travel. 



„ 8-8. 

Georgo F. Janes. 

Sept. Kingston — Kingston Fair. Sept. 6-11. Mt'3, 

E. E. Conley. 

Lausdowne — I^nmlcnruu Agrl. Soc. Sept. 13-15, 
S. C. E. Dixon. 

Battleground— Clark Co. Fair. Aug. 26-28. Leamington— Leamington Dist. Agrl. Soc. 
R. T. Coic, Courthouse, Vancouver. Sept. 26-Ocl. 2. Miss R. Atkins. 

Lindsay— Lindsay Contral Exhn. Sept. 15-18. 



Wasliington 



West Virginia 



Wm. R. Butcher Jr. 

Shelby— Shelby Comm. Street Fair Assn. Sept. 
7-10. Carl L. Wentz. 

Sidney — Shelby Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 14-17. 

Ben O. Harman, Anna, O. 

Smith field — Jellerson Co. Fair. Sept. 22-24. 

W. E. Rose. R. D. 1, Ray land, O. 

Smyrna — Tri-County Ind. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 23- 
25. H. M. Fitch, Moorciield. O. 

Tiflln— Seneca Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24-27. O. 
H. Baker. 

Toledo — Lucas Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 16-19. 
Chas. Glann. 

Upper Sandusky— Wyandot Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 
14-17. H. A. Hudson. 

Van Wert — Van Wert Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 
6-10. N. E. Stuckey. 

Wapakoneta— Auglnise Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 

29-Sept. 3. Harry Kalin. 

Wauscor.— Fulton Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 6-9. 
H. E. Schwall. 

Wellington' — Lorain Co. Agrl. Soc. Aug. 24-26. 
Clair L. Hill. 

West Union— Adams Co. Agrl. Assn. Aug. 24- 
27. Chas. S. Klrker. 

Woodsticld — Monroe Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 1-3. 

Ralph Schumacher. 

Wooster— Wayne Co. Agrl. Soc. 

W. J. Buss. 



W. e. Afnew. 

IcKcllar— McKellar Agrl. Soc. Sept. 14-16. 
L. Moffat. 

Markham— Markham Agrl. Soc. Sept. 30- 
Oct. 2. R. H. Crosby. 

Athens— Athens Agrl. Assn. Aug. 31-Sept. 2. Napa ncc— Lennox Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 27-29. 
Theo. E. Woznlak. George T. Walters. 

Oct. 21-23. Buraboo— Sauk Co. Fair. Aug. 30-Sept. 2. M. Ohawckcn— Ohaweken Agrl. Eoc. Sept. ■ 29- 
H. Schey. 1 

Beaver Dum— Dodge Co. Fair. 

F. C. Knaup. B. Faith. 

Black River Falls— Jackson Co. Fair Assn. Owen Sound— Owen Sound Agrl. Soc. 

Sept. 11-14. Willard P. Jones. " “ ' 



Paulding- — Paulding Co. Aerl. Soc. Scot. 22- Stoneboro-^Stoneboro Fair. - Sept. 2-8. Walter New Hope— Beaver Pond Dlst. Fair. Sept. McKellar— McKellar Agrl, 
24 Carl Laukhuf B. Parker. 2-4. 0. P. Hylton. R. 1, Box 78. Princeton. L. Moffat. 

Randolph -Randolph ’ Ind. Agrl. Soc. Sept. Tl ^"~J t '° sa Valley Pa,r ’ Scpt ‘ 3 ' 6, 0art H ‘ Wisconsin 

d/Vui. .T.? Tlonestu— Forest Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 16-18. Athens— Athens Agrl. Assn. Aug. 31-Sept. 2. 

St. Clairsvllle — Belmont Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. IdQ j Peebles. — — — * — ■ ■- 

U nionvin o — Community Fair. 

Roland Conard, RD 6, West Chester. 

Waterford — Waterford Fair Assn. Sept. 8-11. 

Ray Salmon. 



West Alexander— W. Alexander Agrl. Assn. 

Sept. 16-18. Paul Rogers. 

Wind Ridge— Ricbhlll Agrl. Assn. Aug. 24-26. Bloomington— Bloomington Fair. 

C. L Dlllie. B. J. Oates. 

Yellow Creek — Northern Bedford Co. Fnlr. Chilton— Calumet Co. Agrl. Assn. 

Oct. 21-23. Howard P. Fox, Loysburg, Pa. T. Henry Weeks. 

York— York Interstate Fair. Sept. 14-18. Crandon— Forest Co. Agrl. Soc. 



Ritter. Argonnc, Wls. 

Dc Pere— Brown Co. Fair. Aug. 25- 
Klnus. 

Durand— Pepin Co. Junior Fair. Aug. 27-28. 
*” A. Parker. 



Samuel S. Lewis. 

South Carolina 

Anderson— Anderson Fair. Nov. 1-6. J. A. 

Mitchell. 

Blshopville— Lee Co. Fair Assn. Oct. 11-16. 

J. E. Reaves. WJ100 „ 

Bowman — Bowman Community Fair. Nov. 8. Ellsworth— Pierce Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 8-10. Toronto— Fair for Britain. Aug. 16-28, 



27-29. Otto Johann. 

Aug. 27-29. Port Perry— Port Perry Agrl. Soc. Sept. 4-6. 
R. D. Woon. 

Sept. 3-6. Rldgetown — Rldgctown Agrl. Soc. Oct. 6-7. 
J. D. Brlen. 

Aug. 24-27. Slmcoc— Norfolk Co. Fair. Oct. 4-7. Harold 

I. Pond. 

W. S. Stratford— Stratford Agrl. Soc. Sept. 20-23, 

J. A. Lumsdcn. 

Strathroy — Strathroy Agrl. Soo. Sept. 13-15. 
' M. Ratcllffe. 



George W. Oliver. 

Chester— Chester Co. Colored Fair Assn. Oct. 

18-23. Wayman Johnson. 

Columbia— South Carolina State Fair. Oct. 

18-23. Puul V. Moore. zo-za j a jvoi.ft.u 

Columbia-S. C. State Colored Fnlr. Oct. 25- p r icndship-'-Adams Co*. Fair Assn. Sept. 9- 



G. Scyrorlh. 

Florence— Florence Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 
Grace R. O'Connor. 

Fond du Lao— Fond du Lac Co. Fair. 
Kolsta. 



4-6. 
Aug. 

Jet. 25- - 

... Henry D. Pearson. 1325 Park St. nuuli n 

Greenwoocl-Oreenwood Co. Fair. Oct. IB-23. aa ie SV lllc-Trempeleau Co! Agrl. Soo. Sept. 



Sept. 14-17. E. B. Henderson. 



K^str^Wlillamsburg Co Fair Assn. Sept. 0 l'° s iSilS^Oniwford Co. Fair. Sept. 9-12. 

27-Oct. 2. H. C. Crawford. . Leonoro M. Peldmann. Prairie du Chlcn. 

Orangeburg— Orangeburg Co. Colored Fair G lllett-Oconto Co. Youth Fair. Aug. 27-29. 

Assn. Oct. 13-15. W. C. Lewis. Emerv .1 Ansonre 

Orangeburg— Orangeburg Co. Fair. Oct. 25- — 

30. J. M. Hughes. 

Owlngs— Mount Carmcll Fair. Oct. 13-16. A. 

N. Saxon. 

Spartanburg — Spartanburg Co. Fair Assn. Oct. 

4-9. D. O. Todd. .. . 

Sumter -Sumter Co. Fair. Oct. 26-30. J. Cliff Lodl-U>d! ‘ Union Agrl. Soc. 

Brown, Robert E Rice 

Union— Union Co. Fair. Oct. 11-18. M. O. Luxemburg- Kewaunee Co. Fair. Sept. 4-6. 

Page, Jonesvllle. S. C. Jiiliu 1 ' Cahn 

W j£^2 r V°5 ,C w^S£ Pa,r AsSn- Wock Marshfield— Central Wls. State Fair Assn, 
of Nov. 1, E, E. Jones. c„„, r «, R R William* 

“d. palr ' 0ct - L ' MSnJiunfau Co A^L Soc. Aug. 23-26. 

A. Wright. Clover. S. C. Manly Sharp. 

South Dakota Mellen— Ashland Co. 4-H Fair. Aug. 27-28. 

- „„ 0 , » Milo V. Johansen, Ashland, Wls. 

kC— D “* C0 ’ F ' S0Pt ' * 3 ' 25 ' P “ Milwaukee— Wisconsin State Fair. Aug. 21- 
27. Wm. T. Marriott. 



Oklahoma 

Anadarko— Caddo Co. Free' Fair. Sept. 15-18. 

. Thos. M. Moran. 

Apache — Apache District Fair. Aug. 25-28. 

O. H. Goff. 

Arnett— Ellis Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 16-18. C. 
A. Null. 

Buffalo— Harper Co. Free Fair. AppTox. Sept. 
15. W. E. Bland, 

Chickasha — Grady Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 
M. G. Tucker. 

Dewey—' Washing ton Co. Free Fair. Oct. 7-9 
(tentative). Joe Clark. 

Falrview— Major Co. Free Fair. Sept. 21-33. 
W. B. Hanly. 

Hydro— Hydro District Fair. Sept. 0-11. Grace 
R. Felton. 

Mangurn — 4-H Club Fair. Sept. 16-18 (tenta- 
tive!. Bill Beck. 

Muskogee— Oklahoma Free State Fair. Oct. 

3-10. Ethel Murray Slmonds. 

Oklahoma City— Oklahoma State Fair * Expo. 

Sept. 25-Oct. 2. Ralph T. Hemphill. 
Oklahoma City — Okla. County Free Fair. 

Sept. 30-22. W. Cromwell. Court House. 
Pauls Valley— Garvin Co. Freo Fair. Sept. 16- 
18. Russell Pierson. 

Purcell — McClain Co. Free Fair. Sept. 9-11. 
Forrest Nelson. 

Stillwater— Payne Co. Free Fair. Sept. 14- 
17. Harry F, Junes. 

Wewoka— Seminole Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 9-11. 
pill Lott. 

Oregon 

Canby— Clackamas Co. Fair. Sept. 1-3. J. 

P. Tolford, Jennings Lodge. Ore. 

Gresham — Multnomah Co. Fnlr Assn. Aug. 

23-29. A. H. Lea. Oregon Bldg.. Portland. 
Hillsboro — Washington Co. Fair Awn. Sept. 

3-4. Goldie M. Davis. 

John Day— Grant Co. Fair. Sept. 24-26. Chas. 
Trowbridge. 

Lakeview— Lake Co. Fair. Sept. 5-8. E. A. 



Vanklook Hill— Vankleek Hill Agrl. Soc. Sept. 
9-11. W. R. Hall. 

Warren— Warren Agri. Soc. Sept. 15-10. Mrs. 
R. Bole. 

QUEBEC 

Aylmer— Gatineau Co. Agrl. Soc.. Dlv. A. Sept. 
9-11. R. K. Edey. 

Brome — Broine Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 6-8. 

George A. McClay. Knowlton. 

Granby— Granby Agrl. Soc. Sept. 9-11. J. J. 
B. Payne. 

Quebec— Quebec Provincial "Expo. Sept. 3-12. 
Emory Boucher. 

Quyon— Pontiac Agrl. Soc., Dlv. O. Sept. 3-4. 
Iron River— Bayfield Co. Fair. Sept. 4-6. R. M 

J. Holvenstot. Washburn. Wls. Roberval-Roborval Fair. Aug. 25-29. J. Ed 

Janesville — Rock Co. 4-H Junior Fair. Aug. 

23-26. R. T. Glassco. 




Coming 

Events 



Edgemont— Fall River Co. Fair. Sept. 6-7. 
H. C. Porter. 

Gettysburg— Potter Co. Fair. Aug. 27-28. 
James J. O'Connell. - 

Huron— 4-H Club Fair. Sept. 6-0. C. B. 

Hansen, secy. S. D. State Fair. 

Mltohcll— Corn Palace Festival. Sept. 27-Oct. 
2. E. A. Kirkpatrick. 

Tennessee 

Alexandria— DeKalb Co. Fair. Aug. 25-28. 
Rob Roy. 

Chattanooga— Chnttannoga-Hnmllton Co. 



Milwaukee— Milwaukee Co. Agrl. Soc. Nov. 
30-Dec. 3. Oscar J. Conrad. R. 4, West 
Allis. 

Mineral Point— Southwestern Wls. Fair. Sept. 
3-6. O. L. Winn. 

Monroe-yGrnen Co. Fair. Aug. 27-29. B. J. 



These dales arc for a five-week period. 
Colorado 



Dunwlddie. 

Oshkosh— Winnebago Co. Fair & Expo. Aug. 

31-8ept. 3. Taylor G. Brown. 

Phillips— Price Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 3-6. J. B. 
Sutton, Prentice, Wls. 

Plymouth— Sheboygan Co. Fair. Sept. 3-8. 
” Eldrldge. 



Arvada — Harvest Festival. 
Gilley. 

Idaho 



Illinois 

BlgRsville— Blggsvllie Home-Coming. Aug. 26- 

- _ _ „ a jamtiuKo 27. John G. Gibson, 

terstate Fair. Sept. 16-25. Maude H. Atwood. Rlch ' land Center— Richland Co. Agrl. Assn. Otner.eo-Corn Festival, Am. Legion. Sept. 
Fnlr Week of Reni. a sept. 16-19. H. J. Gochenaur. George Blederman. 

Rosholt — Rosliolt Free Comm. Fair Assn. Roslclaro-Firemcn a Colebratlon. Week of 
Sept. 4-6. W A. Jensen. m Sept - , 8 - Orville Troutman. 

St. Croix Falls— Polk Co. Fair. Sept. 10-12. icutopolls— Home-Coming. Sopt. 4-6. Chas. 

W. R. Vezina. Thoele. 

Saxon— Iron Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 10-12. Mrs. . 

Edward Skuja. R. 1, Hurley. Wis. snarann 

Shawano— S ha wa no Co. Agrl. Soc. Sept. 7-9. Auburn— Mooso Jubilee. Sept. 28-Oct. 3. 



Columbia— Mid-Slule Fair. Week of Sepk 6 
or 13. George L. Buchnau. 

Gallatin— Gallatin Colored Fair. Aug. 26-28. 
Edward V. Anthony. 

Harrlman — Merchants tt Municipal Fair. 

Sept. 6-11. W. B. Stout. 

Huntingdon— Carroll Co. Fair. Sept.' 28-Oct. 
2. J. F. Walters. 

Huntingdon— Carroll Co. Colored Fair. Oct. 
6-9. W. A. Cox. 

Jamestown— Fentress Co. Fair. Sept. 2-4. 
“ ~ Crooks. 



Louis W. Catteau. 

Sllnger— Washington Co. 4-H Club Fair. 
27-29. E. E. Skallskey. West Bend. 



Aug. 



Portland <>• V* “SMSE'SSLSi. ***• * 

roruana. j C y p nlr 0ct 4.9 Dr, E. R. Braly. 

Lebanon — Wilson Co. Fair. Sept. 8-11. 

VV. McCartney. 



W. C. Hersh. 

Bowling Green— Old Settlers’ Reunion. 
3-4. - - - - 



3-4. D. R. Staley. 

North JudHon — Jubilee dc Home-Coming. 
8-11. H. R. Quinn. 

Michigan 



Sept. 

Sept. 



E. A. Polley, Rochester, Wls. 

Pennsylvania <* **■ »*■ ^ Jn Sffi 7 SS 5 n < *' ««*• 

Allentown— Great Allentown Fair. Sept. 21-25. Lexl’ngton^Henderaon Co. Colored Fair. Third k n e ’n-e‘ilrt C lt ° ^ Fa!r ‘ 0opt ‘ 10 ‘ 12 - Dearborn— Annual Rodeo. Aug. 29-Sept. 6. 

M. H. Beary. wcek , n S ept. Prof. C. C. Bond. Chas - B ‘ Drew w 

Be So e t -»a 25 "kSb Bo m « Un ty Ptt r ‘ MeMinnvlHc-Warren Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 

BloSm ju,5_|loSJj,r s p.lr'^s.nt, 17-oot. TranUSenoSj' »ir. w.eR ol Sopt. 27. C ’”' As ”' s '»‘' Llveatoct sho». Sopt. 18. 



2. Harry B. Corrcll. 

Butler — Butler Fair Si Expo. Aug. 31-Scpt. 2. 
O. M. Miller. 

Centre Hall — Centre Co. Fair & Encampment. 

Aug, 28-Sept. 2. Mrs. Samuel Grove. 
COchranton — Cocbranton Community Fair. 

Sept. 16-18. Chas. W. Vork. 

Cookport — Green Township Fair Assn. Sept. 
18-18. J. D. Joiner. Alverda. Pa. 



Jno. R. Wade. 

Texas 

Leonard— Leonard Pair Assn. Sept. 28-Oct. 3. 
H. H. Blackburn. 

Utah 

Sept. 10-11. O. 



Wyoming 

Buffalo— Johnson Co. Fair. Aug. 27-28. Pete 
Jensen. 

MountaJnvicw— Uinta Co. 4-H Fair. Aug. 26- 
27. Mrs. Jon Mlchall, Fort Brldger. 
Powell— 4-H Fair. Aug. 23-26. R. A. Roney. 



Ephrata— Farmers’ Day Assn. Sept. 2fl-Oct. 2. Mo rgan-Morgan Co. Fair Assn. 



Ford Clty-Armstrong Co. Fair. Sept. 3. 4 Murray— Salt Lake Co. Fair. Aug. 25-28. 

and 6. Walter H. Bowser. Chester L. Bello, Magna. Utah. 

Gr JJ ll! ,-G ratz Pair AsKn - Sept- 21-25. Guy Nnpht— Juab Co. Fair. Sept. 2-4. Miss LaVon 
R, Klinger. Harris 

Hanover-Porest Perk Free Fair. Sept. 7-12. ogdon-bgden Livestock Show. Nov. 7-10. E. 

A. F. Karst. j Fjcidsted 

HarfOTd-Harford Agrl. Soc. Sept. 8-10. J. Sal J. Lttkl! ~ oity— Utah State Fair. Sept. 4-9. 



Moberly— Annual Hullesta. Sept. 3-6. Oham- 
bor of Commerce. 

Monroe City— Fall Festival. Sept. 16-18. J. W. 
Smith. 

Nebraska 

Oxford— Fall Festival. Sept. 4-6. J. P. Allen. 

Ohio 

Ashtabula Harbor— North End Street Fair. 



Sept. 



Sept. 

Show. 



A. Williams. 

Hatfield— Montgomery Co-. Fair Assn. 

5-11. Alton K. Kinsey. 

Hnllidaysburg — Hollidaysburg Farm 
Oct. 6-8. Glenn Bressler. 

Honesdale — Wayne Co. Agrl. Soc. B< 

17. R. W. Gammell. 

Huntingdon— Huntingdon Co. Fair. Aug. 31- 
Sept. 4. K. L. Laney. 

Jennorstown — Jenner Fair Assn. Sept. 6-10. 

A. P. Lape, Jenners, Pa. 

Lampeter— W. Lampeter Fair. 

Wayne B. Rontscnler^ 



Sheldon R. Brewster. 

’Virginia 

Abingdon— Southwest ' Va. Fair Assn. 
24-28. G. Y. 



9-11. John J. Porter. 

Cleveland— Cleveland Press Harvest Festival. 
Sept. 4-6. 

Cygnet— Vol. Fire Dept. Home-Coming. Aug. 
25-28. W. R. Shaw. 

Newcomerstown — Pollcc-Flreincn Street Fair. 
Aug. 30-Sept. 4. 

Pennsylvania 



Aug. 



7-9. Wm. N. Young. 

Lock Haven— Clinton Co. Grange Fair, 
of Sept. 13. J. Elmer Eyer, Mill Hall. 



Canada 

BRITISH COLinntIA 
Armstrong— Interior Provincial Exhn. 

21-23. Mat. Hnssen. 

Saanichton — Snnnichton Agrl. Soc. Sept. 4- 
6. S. G. Stoddard. 

NOVA SCOTIA 

Bridgewater— Lunenburg Co. Exhn. Sept. 28- 
Oct. 1. W. J. Crouse. 

Caledonia— Queens Co. Fair. Sept. 21-23. McClure— Bean Soup Celebration. 

Fred Kempton. ,0 ° " n..uu 

Lawrcncetown— AnnRpolis Co. Exhn. Sept. 

21-23. Donald White. 

North Sydney. C. B.— Cape Breton Co. Exhn. 

'Sopt. 6-10. Chas. Munn. 

Oxford— Cumberland Oo. Exhn. Sept. 15-17. 

D. W. Wood. 

ONTARIO 

Almonte— N. Lanark Agrl. Soc. Sept. 

Mrs. J. K. Kelly. 

Aylmer— Aylmer & E. Elgin Agrl. Soc. Sept. 

30-Oct. 2. H. R. Lashbrook. 

_ _ . Amos Belleville — Belleville Agrl. Soc. Sept. 20-22. 

Cave. E. 6. Denyes. 

Lynchburg— Lynchburg Agrl. Fair Assn. Week Caledonia— Caledonia Agrl. Soc. Sept. 30-Oct. 
of Sept. 6. L. H. Shrader. 2. W. S. Hudspeth. 

Oct. Manassas — Manassas Fair Assn. Sept. 6. Colllngwood — Notlawasaga & Great Northern 



Sept. 6-11 
Sept. 9-11. 



zs-zo. u. ». nuoKcr. 

**• Covington — Alleghany Co. Fair. 

I if held). Thos. D. McCaleb. 

CUntwood— Farmers’ Fair Assn. 

Leonard Mullins, Isom. Va. 

Danville — Danville Fair Assn. Oct. 5-8. C. L. 
Booth. 

Sept. 32-24. Emporia— Emporia Fair. Oct. — . B. M. 
Gamer. 



Lnurelton— Union Co. West End Fair Assn. Keller— Eastern Shore Fair Assn. Aug. 24-28. 

Sept. 8-11. Wm. Bauserhian. J. Milton Mason. 

Lehlghton— Lehlghton Fair. Sept. 6-11. Frank Luruy— Page Co. Pair. Aug. 23-28. 

R. Diehl. 

Llgonler— Llgonier Valley Fair Assn. 

8-6. H. Kathryn Irwin. 

Li tit!! — Lititz Community Show Assn. 



James M. Baucum. Exhn. Sept. 23-25. O. G. Bernhard. 

Week Martinsville— Henry Co. Fair Assn. Sept. 13- Delta— Delta Fair Assn. Sept. 6-8. Isaac 
18. O. B. Hensley. Stevens, Phlllpsvllle, Ont. 



H. Bubb. 

South Dakota 

Huron — Service Club Celebration. Sept._ 6-9. 
Chick Tnlcott. 

Madison— Turtle Day. Aug. 28. Jack Steen. 
Mobrldge — Show of progress. Latter part of 
Sept. Martin Scliambcr. 

2-4. Salem— Hnrvest Festival. Sept. 1-2. J. J- 
Miiller. 

Vale — Sugar Day. Aug. 30. 

Tennessee 

Petersburg— Colt Show. Sept. 7-8. Clayton 
Scott. 

Utnli 

Brigham— Peach Day Celebration. Sopt. 10- 
11. W. L. Holst. 

Cedar City— Livestock Show. Sept. 17-18. 




August 28 y 1943 



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Virginia 

Richmond— Labor Day Celebration. Bi-pt. 6- 
18. H. K. Stn liter. 



Wisconsin 



Madison — Shrine Circus. Aug. 26-29. 
Madison— Victory Harvest Pair. Sept. 
W. E. Goff. 108 King St. 




Frontier 

Contests 



California 

Los Angeles— Wrlglcy Field Rodeo. Bept. 6-6. 
Paul F. Hill. 

Colorado 

Pueblo— State Fair Rodeo. Aug. 23-27. Frank 

H. Means. 

Idaho 

Burley— Rodeo. Sept. 0-11. Saul H. Clark. 

Kansas 

Dodge City— Boot Hill Round-Up. First week 
In Sept. Roy F. Evans. 

New Mexico 

Albuquerque— State Fair Rodeo. Sept. 26-Oct. 

I. Leon H. Harms. 

Oklahoma 

Chlcknsha— Rodeo. Sept. 16-18. Murray Nix. 
Elk City— Ackley Park Rodeo. Sept. 11-12. 
•Noel Jones. 

Vlnltn — Will Rogers’ Memorial Rodeo. Aug. 
27-29. Ray Foreman. 

Oregon 

Pendleton— Pendleton Round-Up. Bept. 17-19. 
S. R. Thompson. 

Texas 

Corsicana— Rodeo. Sept. 14-18 W. E. Mc- 
Kinney. 




Dog' Shows 



Colorado 

Denver— Sopt. 24-26. Clyde A. Newman, 2828 
S. Decatur, R. R. 4. 

Connecticut 

Darien— Sept. 10. Foley, Inc., 200p Rnnstoad 
St„ ' PhUa. 

Indiana 

Indianapolis— Sept. 19. Albert G. Meyer, 2645 
Madison Ave. 

Munclc — Sept. 25. Rees L. Davies, 2504 Brown 
St., Anderson. 

Portland — Sept. 11. Paul A. Ferguson. 

Massachusetts 

Framingham Center — Aug. 20. Foley, Inc., 
2009 Ranstcad St., Philadelphia. 

Hamilton— Aug. 28. Foley, Inc., 200!) Ranstcad 
St., Philadelphia. 



Michigan 

Royal Oak— Sept. 5. Ray L. Perso, 1624 W 
Farnum Ave. 

Walled Lake— Sept. 4. H. Seder. 250 Mertor 
Road, Dotrolt. 

Minnesota 

Minneapolis— Sept. 3-4. W. C. Thompson 
5200 Hampshire Drive. 

St. Paul— Sept. 5-0. Mrs. T. A. Pederson, 96’ 
Galvin Ave., w. 

New York 



Rye — Sept. 11-12, Foley, Inc., 2000 Renslead 
St., Phlla. 

Westbury, L. I.— Sept. 26. Foley. Inc., 2009 
Ranstcad St., Phlla. 

Ohio 

Greenville— Sopt. 12. Virginia W. Keckler. 

Pennsylvania 

Allentown— Sept. 4-6. Foley. Inc.. 2009 Rnn- 
stead St.. Phlla. 

Butler— Bept. 6. Foley, Inc., 2000 Rnnsiead 
St.. Phlla. 




Labor Day 
Celebrations 



Illinois 

Aurora^— Sept. 4-6. Trades & Labor Assembly, 
Jack Esnorff. 

Grand Ridge— Home-Coming. Sept. 4-6. Lloyd 
, M. Rlnkcr. 

Kingston Mines — 

Nashville — Lions' Club Celebration. Sept. 5-8. 
Kenneth Frleman. 

Quincy— 1 Trades & Labor Assembly. Sept. 5-6. 
Edwin Snyder. 

Indiana 

Dlllsboro — Vol. Fire Dept. Sept. 4-6. Fred 
W. Baker. 

Elkhart— Horry Gciss. R. R. 2. 

Princeton— Sept. 4-6. Joe Batoy. 

Kansas 

Holslngton— Chamber of Commerce. J. Frank 
Poore. 

Massachusetts 

Orange— Hillbilly Days. Sept. 3-0. Ralph B. 
Leavitt. 

Michigan 

Farwell— Louis Gee. 

Minnesota 

Tracy— Box Car Day. H. H. Henley. 



Missouri 

WcnUvlHe — Community Club Home-Coming. 
Sept. 4-8. O. H. Niederjohn. 

Ohio 

Coshocton — 

New London— D. M. Weekley. 

Zanesville — Fed of Labor. Herman McGee. 

South Dakota 

White Lake— Commercial Club, James Warrell. 

Wisconsin 

Watertown— Central Labor Union. Sept. 5-6. 
David A. Gourlle. 

Wnunakee— Am. Legion. Sept. 5-6. Ted J. 
Thompson. 



HAVANA COUNT 

( Continued from page 42) 
sic with the co-operation of the Union 
Sindlcal of Cuban Muslciuns. A big 
feature of the fair was the war effort 
theme. These displays were in pavilions. 
Each of the six provinces of Cuba had 
a pavilion, exhibiting its peculiar char- 
acteristics to agricultural and war effort. 

Among theatrical attractions were 
Amanda Ledesma, singing Argentinian: 
Joseflna Megret, vocalist; Ricardo York 
and Roslta Segovia, Spanish dancers: 
Marvel Sisters, trio with parodies on 
songs antiques: Chan Brothers, novelty 
aero trio; E. Casado, with satires on 
screen personalities; Marlsol Alba, Mar- 
garita Lecuona, Albert Musset, Rita 
Montar.er, Cuban singers; Alfredo de 
Sosa, Hector Del Rey, Tito Alvarez, Os- 
valdo Farres and Antonio Matas, "Solo- 
vox magician." 

Five restaurants offer typical dinners 
of China, Spain, France, England and 
other nations. Two films featured pa- 
triotic themes in the North American 
pavilion of shorts. The movies did a 
good business, and of the p.rofits 60 per 
cent went to the Allied Fund and 60 
per cent to the Anti-Fascist Front. About 
40 per cent of the gross of the fair was 
said to have come from, arcade equip- 
ment, Bally Rapid Fire, Western Base- 
ball, Anti-Aircraft, Keeney Submarine 
and some others. Gate charge was 30 
cents or five admissions for $1. 



won, horse & UPP 

(Continued from page 40) 
didn’t start the herald distribution until 
August 17. 

Because of the smallness of the burg 
It wasn’t necessary to give the show's 
location on the heralds, as there Is only 
one lot here. Our competitors thought 
the same about the matter and neither 
show thought of tying up the pasture 
lot. Their agent told the pasture owner 
that their show was only a small one 
that wouldn't use much space and for 
that reason they couldn’t pay much 
rent like the big shows could. When 
our 24-hour man arrived and found the 
town billed with opposition paper he 
rushed to the lot owner with the same 
story of having a small show that paid 
only small-show rents. Having already 
rented the lot to one small show the 
owner decided that there was room for 
two, and the combined small-show 
rents would pay him a blg-show price, 
and our agent scored for a location. 

Our competitors, who travel on trucks, 
beat us to the lot and scattered their 
plunder on It from end to end. Calling 
the owner, the bosses put up a beef, and 
the pasture was divided between the two 
shows. The opposition squawked over 
not having enough room to set up on, 
as did Manager Upp, b.ut the lot owner 
insisted upon both living up to the agree- 
ment of having small shows and paying 
small rents. 

Seeing both shows still loaded at noon 
the mayor visioned his passes going to 
waste and ho asked the two shows’ man- 
agers to combine for the day Inasmuch 
as they had already paid a blg-show rent. 
The Seldom Scoff management agreed to 
do so providing the combined shows 
worked under its title for the day. Man- 
ager Upp wouldn't agree to play unless 
the Won, Horse & Upp title was used. 
Thus It went on all day and the date 
was lost. A warning to readers: Be sure 
and whitewash your coal piles should the 
Seldom Scoff Circus come your way. It 
carries a steam calliope. 



NEW BEDFORD'S 90,000 

(Continued from page 40) 
Chinese acrobats; Aerial Ortons, high 
sensation, and Chet Nelson's band. Ray 
Dean was big show announcer. 

Klwanls committee was headed by 
William Bcscrosky, who has taken charge 
of the annual show since It was inaugu- 
rated. Circus was brought In by J. C. 
Harlacker. 

Week before In Lawrence, Mass., excel- 
lent business was accounted for despite 
a rainy week. Opening, scheduled for 
Sunday, was washed out. Monday show 



was canceled by pre-arrangement with 
local Civilian Defense Council to allow 
for blackout drill. Tuesday it rained 
again but weather cleared to allow for 
banner last four days. 

Circus moves Into Fenway Park, Bos- 
ton, week of 23. This is the home of 
the Boston Red Sox, American League 
baseball club, and Is first time a circus 
has been allowed on the playing field. 
Program will be augmented with addi- 
tional circus and stage acts, plus Sam 
Snyder’s Water Follies of 1943. featuring 
Buster Crabbe and Gloria Callen. 



DRESSING ROOM GOSSIP 

(Continued from page 41) 
to the Illness of her mother. We were 
happy to see Bamboola return in Helena 
arter his narrow escape, when his foot 
slipped and he fell from the train. Gin- 
ger Benson has heard that her brother 
is okay: he Is in the armed forces. Just 
discovered that Charles Roark’s vent 
dummy has gone cowboy — wears a 10- 
gallon hat, chaps and lariat. Addition 
to Duke Kamakua's Hawaiian Troupe — 
the Crystal Sisters and Kay Conley in 
the Oriental department. Eva Young is 
doing a good Job as all-around repair 
girl, according to Myrna Karsey. Side 
Show biz in Salt Lake City was terrific. 

Nice letters from Edgar /Doc) Wilson, 
Bob and Dorothy Zlnjmcrman, Lieut. 
Parley Bear, former announcer In Salt 
Lake City: Tom Gregqry, Arthur Borella, 
Harry R. Muellpr, Dennis Stevens, Frank 
M. Bulllck. Phil Escalante visited, com- 
lng.from San Diego, Calif., to see Betty 
Eddie Kohl, former acrobat over here, 
now In the armed forces. 

FREDDIE FREEMAN. 



UNDER THE MARQUEE 

(Continued from page 41) 
alres. Attendance at Aurora was de- 
scribed ns fair, due to threatening 
weather. Manager Miller reported, how- 
ever, good business In Nebraska with 
several straws. Show moved Into South 
Dakota. 

AFTER September 1 Harry March 
Mack, formerly press agent with Sparks, 
Sells-Floto, and Downlc Bros.’ circuses, 
will be office man for the Winters 
Painting Company, Macon, Ga. James A. 
Winters, president, has been with circuses 
and carnivals. 

AMONG those seen on the lot during 
the ^Seattle engagement of Russell Bros.’ 
Circus were Cal Llpes, side-show manager 
of Arthur Bros.’ Circus; Red Larkin, of 
Arthur show; Jake Newman, Cole Bros.’ 
Circus, and Arthur P. Craner, press 
agent of West Coast Victory Shows. 

THEN there Is the southern darky who 
claims that every side-show hypnotist "has 
an eye like a weasel.” 

DOC WADDELL left Columbus, O., on 
a preaching and talking trip to Hunting- 
ton and Charleston, W. Va„ and Ironton, 
Ashland and Portsmouth, O. He was 
born In Portsmouth. He will spend his 
80th birthday anniversary in the old 
town with his son. Parson Waddell, 
whom he trained and developed as a 
circus man. 

A JOINT resolution, recently passed by 
both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature, 
Madison, extended congratulations to the 
Ringllng circus on the occasion of its 
60th annual tour. In the resolution It 
was stated that the Ringling circus was 
founded by Wisconsin residents and gave 
its first performance at Baraboo, May 19, 
1884. The show will be in Madison 
September 8. 

JOSEPH MYERS has returned home to 
Auburn, N. Y., after spending a week on 
the James M. Cole Circus as guest of 
Owner Cole, who has a new 21-foot house 
trailer. Show has a new top, and equip- 
ment Is in good shape. A new sound 
system was put on at Upper Sandusky, 
O., and a new calliope wa6 added at 
Bucyrus. Pat Kelley has opened a pony 
ride. * 

REMEMBER when the feeding of the side 
(how's untameablc lion was ballyhooed with 
a chunk of beef on a pitchfork to good results? 

IN APPRECIATION of the years of 
service as a Geneva (O.) good-will am- 
, bassador, Walter L. Main has been 
named honorary national councilor by 
the chamber of commerce. He will be 
at the Rock Creek Home-Coming on 
Labor Day. 

IT IS doubtful whether Seattle amuse- 
ment seekers ever feasted their eyes on 
moro and colorful billboards than seen 
there recently when Arthur Bros.* and 



Russell Bros.’ circuses played day and 
date, with Cole advance billing at the 
same time reading, "Walt For the Real 
Circus." Added to this were the attrac- 
tive posters of the Ice-Capades that 
opened a 11-day run at the Seattle loo 
Rink, day and dating RuesqII, which 
closed August 9. 

FROM L. CHOISSER (Crazy Ray): 
"With due respect to A. Morton Smith’s 
article, Spec-Ology of the Circus, in the 
Issue July 31, I can't figure why he left 
out a brother Texan, my friend, George 
Washington Christy, who had out 
Christy Bros.’ Circus. I can't recall tho 
year in which he produced this spec, but 
It was the most elaborate costume spec 
produced for wardrobe — the only re- 
versible spec I ever saw with a circus — 
two views. Title was Noah’s Ark and 
show had the prayer scene. Everyone 
went Into it.” 

“TIS a k no wed faet," declared a southern 
mammy, while looking at tho menagerie cages, 
‘‘dat a she black b’ar will steal and nurse a 
chile.” 

PAUL M. CONAWAY, Macon (Ga.) at- 
torney, is back home after spending an 
enjoyable vacation visiting the Beatty- 
Wallace circus In Louisville and South- 
ern Indiana spots. He has spent his 
vacation on the circus for the last nine 
years. "This was one of the most en- 
joyable of all," he writes, "but I missed 
my friend Ray Rogers, who Is out of 
circus business this season. There Is a 
very capable executive staff, however, 
and I was Impressed by the on-tlme ar- 
rivals and performances, as well as the 
excellence of the program." 

THEIR usual visit to Cole Bros.’ cir- 
cus, while showing at Helena, Mont., Is 
reported by Harper Joy, Spokane, and 
Claude Elder, Missoula, Mont. Elder is 
State chairman for Montana of the Cir- 
cus Fans’ Association and is a member 
of Bartholomew Top. Uptown ticket sale 
was held In Elder's store for the big 
■day — August 4. Nearly a thousand serv- 
icemen attended the afternoon perform- 
ance. Somewhat delayed, the show got 
under way at 4 p.m. Joy and Elder had 
dinner with Noyelles and Mrs. Burkhart 
in the cookhouse. Fan P. M. Sllloway, 
of Lewistown, Mont., attended and fol- 
lowed the show to Butte, Mont., as did 
Joy. 

USUALLY the one who is last to soil his 
white collar Is the one who talks most about 
what he Is willing to do to keep the show 
moving. 

DOC WADDELL letters: "In company 
with Don S. Howland, the Rlnaldos, Dr. 
Bartons and several of his performers, 
I visited the J. M. Cole Circus (one- 
ring motorized) at Delaware, O., the 
town modernly dubbed ‘Beverly Kelloy- 
vllle.’ Found the show x small hut clean. 
Bud Anderson and wife, with their ele- 
phant, ’Eva,’ Liberty horses and Side 
Show; the Kelleys, with performing 
ponies, dogs and monkeys and doing 
wire-walking, trapeze and swinging lad- 
ders; a barn-danco trio; Waterman, with 
trained buffaloes, and kiddle performers 
form tho features. First circus I ever 
saw with no clowns or no peanuts on. 
sale. Show lias plenty of help and never 
loses a day. Get this: Cole has a two- 
piece band." 



CORRAL 

(Continued from page 41) 
winner. At that time Burk challenged 
Mansfield, for a return match. Both, 
have won the calf roping titles at the 
major rodeos of the nation. 

CAMP POLK, La., held Its first rodeo 
August 8 when the Eighth Armored Di- 
vision sponsored the Buckskin Rodeo. 
Performances were held in the De Ridder 
Arena, with soldiers competing with 
members of the rodeo group headed by 
Don Hines, vice-president of the RAA for 
Texas; Buck Echols, president of tho 
Cowboy Turtles Association, and Clyde 
Hebert. A special event for members of 
the tank operators was a Brahma bull 
ride. 

ATTENDANCE was good at the 27th 
annual Hand Hills (Alta.) Stampede. 
Top money for saddle bronk riding went 
to Art Galarncau, with Dale Flett. Stan 
Jackson and Joe Keller runnors-up. 
Other winners were: Bareback Bronk 
Riding. A1 Pennington, Tom Peake; Steer 
Riding, Don Bennedtct, Tom Peake: Calf 
Roping, Fred Galarncau, Albert Galar- 
neau, Art Galarneau; Chuck Wagon. 
Race, Dick Cosgravc, E. Flett; Wild Horse 
Race, J. Armstrong, D. Flett; Wild Cow 
Milking, J. Peake, Tom Hodgson. 




56 The Billboard 



August 28, 1948 




PRIZES • NOVELTIES • PREMIUMS * 



= Address Merchandise Dept., The Billboard, 155 N. Clark St., Chicago 1, III.; 



Merchandise Trends . . . 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21. — Dun & Bradstreet’s retail sales report for 
the first week in August indicates that the withholding tax may be 
having some influence upon trade. True, there was a 6 per cent 
gain over the same period last year, but the gain for the previous 
week of 1943 was nearly 12 per cent. The decrease, it is said, may 
be traced to other influences, such as insufficient merchandise and 
the WPB’s request for modified advertising. Experts agree that 
midsummer fluctuations are not usually very significant, so it may 
be some time before a more accurate valuation of the effects of 
pay-as-you-go is possible. 

BACK TO BELTS? — New York women’s stores report a grow- 
ing demand for wide leather or grosgrain ribbon belts to make the 
popular shirt and skirt ensemble look like the popular two-tone 
two-fabric dress. 

PEACE RUMORS. — The growing opinion that the war might 
possibly end in 1943 affected buying circles in the merchandise 
field as well as the stock market. In the big merchandise circles 
it is now reported that future buying has dropped from six months’ 
ahead down to as little as four months ahead with a lot of cancel- 
lations taking place. There are better merchandise supplies now 
than have been expected. Last week it turned up that there may 
be a several years’ supply of zippers uncovered in one special 
market. \ 

MORE LAMP PREDICTIONS. — A home furnishings executive 
of one of the larger Chicago department stores stated last week 
that there will be changes in residence lighting after the war. 
However, his opinion is that the change will not be immediate but 
transitional. The millions of young couples establishing their 
own homes come peacetime again will readily adopt new ideas 
that have been developed during the war, but regardless of the 
new functional units promised for the post-war period, there will 
always be lamps. 

RETAILING IN ENGLAND. — Merchandise headaches in this 
country seem like nothing at all compared to the problems English 
retailers are bucking. In addition to merchandise and labor short- 
ages, government orders which control the trade from beginning to 
end are particularly hard on retailers. A price control order regu- 
lates percentages between manufacturer and wholesaler and re- 
tailer and a price regulation committee works overtime to hear 
complaints from the public. Reports from the Union of South 
Africa indicate that shortages there are really serious. Hotels 
have suspended room service because they can’t spare the dishes, 

nnd beer ia served in chamnatrne Glasses. 

_________________ One hotel Invites customers to drink from 

the bottle. Cups without saucors sell 
for unbelievable prices. Some plaGtlc 
factories are turning out dishes, but tiro 
military camps and hospitals have first 
call. 

TRANSPARENT BOXES.— There ought 
to be a huge civilian market for the 
plastic transparent utility boxes pres- 
ently being used by the army, navy, 
marine corps and war plants these days. 
Offering protection and visibility at the 
same time, puch boxes should find a 
ready niche in the kitchen, the toolroom 
and especially milady's dressing table. 

Operators are cashing In heavily on Decal decorated or labeled, they should 
military watch promotions, and surpris- go over big. 

Ingly enough there docs hot seem to be SHOW REPORT.— All regional gift 
any scarcity on the Item. Typical were shows this summer were marked by sell- 
the watch offers In last week’s Issue of out volume, tho In some cases attendance 
The Billboard made by Chicago Watch was slightly under previous shows. The 
House and Lee Industries. Both have drop in registration could be due to the 
thln-modcl timepieces which look good fact that so many buyers are making 
for a run. Watches have always been more frequent trips to market centers 
bread and butter board and card give, these days. The Birmingham, Atlanta 
aways and are particularly hot right, now. and San Francisco gift shows' reported 
Everyone having a relative in service Is heavy buying, with retail store operators 
a prospect for a sale. doing their best to put In large stocks 

* * „ * for the Christmas season and even anticU 

k Speaking of last week's Issue, there was patlng the spring sales. 

Mr tain ly a good variety of merchandise NEW USES FOR NYLON.— Tho tho 
to keep operators working and In war effort Is absorbing practically all 
B w Bphlps. Jerry Gottlieb showed cello* forms of this plastic, there seem to bo 
p))A)ne boxed Beacon blankets, Indian de- few fields nylon won’t Invade when 
fflgned Wigwarm balnkets, Jumbo bears, civilian production Is in full swing 
Bctra large Scotty fur dogs, chenille dolls, again. Tooth-brush bristles and sheer 
Jumbo china, Poland fur bears and three- hose were its chief uses before the war, 
piece Luclte dresser sets. American Art but experiments being carried on suggest 
products continued to promote Nudle. articles mude of nylon plastic arc almost 
the seven-inch life-like doll, that has unlimited. Bearings requiring only water 
been going so well In recent months. ... for lubrication, tubing, Insulation, out- 
(See DEALS on page 58) door furniture, trolley car and bus seats, 



Handicaps Bar 

Mex. Imports 

• 

Buyer says Mexican labor 
laws and custom regula- 
tions prevent flow of goods 

e 

DALLAS, Aug. 21. — While manufactur- 
ers and Importers of both the United 
States and Mexico are trying to develop 
better business relations and are striving 
to expand the interchange of merchan- 
dise between the two countries, there 
still remain come real handicaps to be 
overcome before proper commercial re- 
lations and a profitable International 
merchandising system Is established be- 
tween this country and Mexico and the 
other Latln-Amerlcan countries. This 
viewpoint, especially of Mexican trade 
conditions, is definitely confirmed by a 
prominent Southern Importer who hus 
been well established in the Mexican 
markets for the past two yearn. 

The announcement by the War Man- According to this importer, one of the 
Power Commission August 14 Included chief handicaps to the purchase and 
the following non-deferrable activities importation of merchandise from Mexico 
and occupations which arc of direct In- is the lack of a propor standard of manu- 
terest to the specialty merchandise facture of most products of Mexican 
t ra de: origin. Due to the stringent Mexican 

Book gilding, bronzing and edging. labor laws most manufacturing In that 
Fancy fabrics — brocades, chifTons, country Is done by piece or sub-contract, 
damasks, laces and lace goods, velvet, etc. This means that the Mexican manufac- 
turer often sublets hls orders to several 



Rubber Luggage 

CLEVELAND, Aug. 21.— The manu- 
facture of luggage may provide a wide 
market for synthetic rubber after the 
war. 

In laboratory experiments, Hycar 
Chemical Company immersed blotting 
paper in a liquid form of synthetic 
rubber. After drying in a warm oven, 
the result was a tough, pliable sheet 
more than capable of withstanding 
the service to which handbags, suit- 
cases and other luggage Items are 
subjected. Any color could be pro- 
duced In the compounding of the 
synthetic itself. 

Luggage made from synthetic rub- 
ber would be long-wearing, water- 
proof, highly resistant to the effects or 
high tcmporaturcs and free of ill ef- 
fects from contact with oils, greases 
and other solvents. The weight would 
be much less than that of leather or 
other coated fabric. 



New WMC Rules 
Draft Mdse. Men 



Games and toys. . , , „ _ ... , . 

Novelties, ' manufactured. Horn mate- 8™,ps or even to heads of tam lles to do 
rials or imV kind, each as fancy botes the work n their homes or in widely 
and contatoors, souvenirs, figures, mod- scattered places of business. This catues 
els. carvings, irnamental shoe buckles, » Hu* o' “kill, an Improper supervision 
-albums, coftimo novelties, eto. o' **» manufacture and a 

Smoking accessories, such ss cigarette consequent lack or standard quality of 
and cigar holders, botes, casco, lighters; «■» ltnlshcd merchandise. Another dls- 
smoktng stands and tobacco Jars; sort advantage .as revealed by • thla same in- 
drinks ° former, Is the flare of the Mexican manu- 

Greeting, souvenir, visiting and pic- 'fcturer for the gaudy and for flashy 
ture post cards. finishes, Instead of style and artistry 

Jewelers' fixings and materials; Jew- that 13 demanded by the U. S. trade, 
dry; Jewelry cases. Custom regulations and the method of 

Ornamental gold and silver leaf and handling merchandise coming across the 

• Mexican border into the U. S. Is also 

a source of headaches for the American 
Importer. Damage and Iosb of merchan- 
dise is costly to the American Importer. 
This is true in the case of packaged 
goods or merchandise of delicate manu- 
facturc. The Mexican custom officials 
break into these packages for Inspection 
and thcro Is damage to goods and packing 
_ . , ... . as well as loss of merchandise. Tills loss 

Jewelry stores again led durable goods oflen amOTmtlng t o w per cent of the 
aalea, according to last months Census aWpmont , l5 le[t !or American lm- 
Burosu data, with a 43 per cent gain In r ^ or t0 „ b(! has p „ etMly mi 

June of thto year over the same month J ccourM „„ thc manufacturer, 

of 1942. Only merchandise ahead of . . , ' . , 

Jewelry was wearing apparel, which had A current difficult condition has de. 
a 49 per cent Jump over June, 1943. volopcd In Meaican-Amerton trade due 
Jewelry sales for June climbed 4 per to , ,lct that too much huslncas K 
cent higher than sales In tho preceding "° w being offered many of the ! Mexican, 
month factories by American buyers. This con- 

Total retail sales In June were 33 pev *». aggravated by shortages of 

cent higher than tho totals of the same merchandise n this country which Is 
month last year. Following the lead of causing American Importers to become 
wearing apparel and Jewelry shops were competitive bidders for many of th , 
dry goods stores, 36 per cent; eating and ““lean products. As an example a 
drinking places, 34 per cent; department “ ex e “ manufacturer w 11 book an order 
stores, 31 per cent; drugstores, 26 per '» r ™ 8‘ 0as •” "Hole of hls maun- , 

cent; food stores. 23 per cent; general 'nature at a price of one and half pesos 
stores, 10 per cent, and filling stations, ‘be article Is In the procras 

7 per centr of manufacture another buyer offers to 

* ' buy the lot for two pesos each for lm- 

■ " 1 — — mediate delivery. The result Is the mer- 

. , . chandlso Is sold to tho new bidder and 

bHcR^ntTnafiit 1 ^ brushe^re n few^f tho tho orl S lnal bu y er cither waits for a 
brics and paint brushes are a few of the sccond lot of goods to bo manufactured 

S pr0bably WU1 b0 or does without hls merchandise entirely. 

IT COULD BE WORSE.— The War wb ^ b is often the casc ‘ - 

Labor Bonrd announced August 9 that When asked lor ways and^rneans ol 
the government's economic stabilization overcoming these conditions that 
policy (or down with the cost of living) the expansion of Amerlcan-Mex 
has been remarkably successful — except trade, our informer threw up his ha 
for tho cost of food. Excluding food, all in disgust. He said that the string 
Items on the cost of living index in- Mexican labor laws wero a matter lor 
creased only 3 per cent from May, 1942, the Mexican people themselves to settle, 
to May, 1943, according to William H. The regulation of factory standards is 
Davis, chairman. He said the cost of largely a process for the manufacturers 
living index as a whole increased by 9 r -nd the Mexican government to worn 
per cent. (See MEX. IMPORTS on page. .58) 




foil (non- industrial); mosaic glass. 
Antiques. 

Jewelry, novelties. 

Jewelry Stores Lead 
In All Retail Stores 



By BEN SMITH 





August 28 , 1943 



MERCHANDISE 



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57 



V. 




ZIPPER TRAVEL KITS 



IIV BIG DEMAND 



SB17L170 — Black trcotod Imitation leather Zip 
Kit, 9" long, 4 v vvldo, 3Vt" tall, assortod 
wal6rproof linings, sample postpaid $1.60, por 
$15.00. 



PB17L140 — 81ml lor to above but of waterproof 
khaki material, folds flat when not In use, sam- 
ple postpaid $1.25, per doion $12.50. 
iBf 7L159 — Guaranteed top grain leather 
brown color only, 8'/ 2 ’* Iona, 6” wide, 4 Vi" 
high, waterproof lining, Sample postpaid $3.65, 
per dozen $39.00. 

- B17L164 — Largo size Kit of genuine loathw, 
light tan color only, lO'/s” long, 8" wide, 4' 1 
tall, waterproof lining, simplo poitpold $4.55. 
SB17L148 — Large size, russot color Kit, 10” 
long, 8” wide. 4” tall, waterproof lining, simple 



postpaid Se. 06 . 

JOSEPH HACN CO. 

Wholesalers Since 1911 
223 W. Madison Street, Chicago € 




outstanding design 
and full color. 

SERVICE BANNERS 
AMERICAN FLAGS 

A thousand Illus- 
trations would not 
show the full 
beauty of tho 
heavy flock de- 
signs, borders and 
lettering! Take ad- 
vantage of special 
S2 SAMPLE 

OFFER I Brings 

. .. _ banner assortment with $6 to $7 retail 
'slue I You make a friend with every sale I Ono 



H. REITER 



Direct Mfrs. of 



---. . service guaranteed. JOBBERS: 

Prove you’re a jobber for attractive price I Wo 
refer all possible leads to local jobbers! 



HARRY REITER, 143 W, 20th Bt., 



OVER 1000 JOBBERS 

SELL OUR 



BINGO 

SUPPLIES 




We still have 
BINGO CAGES 
m hand. Inquire 
today/ 

Write for Catalog! 

MORRIS MANDELL 

131 W. 14th St., New York, N. Y. 




NUDIE! 



— 7-inch doll that 
doesn't talk — but saya 
oo mu chi Actually 



flexible, pliable. 



r _ lifelike," aSift' W firm 
r pla*Ho cpmpMitton._Faat seller 



Novelty Stores, Gift Shops, 
SALESBOARD OPERA- 
TORS and Night Club Conceaidoncra. 
Retails for 92. The business gift 
Item you often want for special 
occasions. A standout for remem- 
brance value! Redhead. Blonde or Bra- 



—and each a tonic for the Blues) 

f/Ind. packed. Send 910.8a for one dozen 
I assorted Nudies, or $9.00 for three. One 
f M pla SI. 00. 

EXCELLENT OFFER FOR JOBBERS. 
AMERICAN ART PROD UCT8 
2087 Broadway Now York. N. Y. 

(Were you ctcz in Paris? Tea^thia i« ittl 




Popular 

Items 



\ PLASTIC 



New Photo Album 



genuine 

FUR COATS 

JACKETS AND CHUBBYS1 



A new kind of photograph album Is 
the Fotofolio put on the market by Arel 
Photo Supply. This rolio holds 66 snap- 
shots on gummed hinges, 28 on each side 
or the •’book” in card Index style. The 
folios come In pairs and arc bound in 
red, brown, green or black as well as 
navy blue or khaki for each of the serv- 
ice branches. They are offered, too, with 
insignia of the branches on each folio. 



Military Photo Ring 



A sterling silver ring with a secret 
photograph compartment is crowding the 
"best seller” sales at tho present time. 
The ring is available with Insignia for 
tho army, navy, air force, marines or 
coast guard, and the emblem swings 
aside to provide space for a tiny snap- 
shot. Goldseal Manufacturing Jewelers, 
Inc., who offer this, say the ring has 
been designed by master craftsman and 
is appealing to servicemen and women 
and civilians alike. 



Method for Plating Plastics 



Any plating metal can now be used for 
covering plastics, glass and other non- 
conductors, Including plastic tubing, by 
a process developed by the Precision 
Paper Tube Company. The Arm antici- 
pates wide use for the process will be 
found in plating. It will prove especially 




"SI5TER" "V” BROOCH IS NO. 487 
"WIFE" "V" BROOCH IS NO. 488 
PLEASE ORDER BY NUMBER. 



ORDER TODAY! 

Individually carded, per doz. . . .$5.40 

Individually boxed, per dor 6.00 

Individually boxed with Insignia, 
per dor 6.75 



SPECIALS 

Ptr Per 
Dot. Oro. 

Hoavy Mapls Canes $2.00 

Bamboo Med. Canes 1.00 $11.50 

Assorted Imp. Slum .80 

U. S. Clast Cups, Saucers, 

Sherbots, etc A 4.80 

U. S. Asst. Metal Ash Trayt 4.80 

Asst. Plastic Thimbles 1.50 

Leis (Med.) 3.75 

Lels (Large) 6.75 

R. t W. tr B. Tissue Shakers 6.00 

BATONS 1.15 12.50 

Tails (Splendid Size) PerlOO 12.00 

Wa carry a largo II no of Bingo Specials, 
Celebration Goods, Park Merchandise, etc. 
Order directly from this ad. 25% deposit 
with C. O. D. orders or no shipment. 

KIPP BROS. 

1I7-1 19 S. MERIDIAN ST. 
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. 



* 1/3 Dep., Hal. C. O. D., F. O. B. jV. Y. 

i SEND $3 .00 FOR SAMPLES OF 
\ FIVE ITEMS l 

\ TREND CREATORS 

5 1265 BROADWAY NEW YORK, N. Y. # 




3969 K — ENTIRELY HEW HAND MADE MINIATURE CREAMER AND SUGAR 




“3969 K — Crystal Class Creamer and Sugar. Sugar 
2 inches high. Creamer 3 Inches high, $4.00 per 
dz. sets. 1 dz. sets smallest quantity sold. $3.60 
dz. sets in 3 dz. set lots. Weight 11 lbs. per 
dz. sets. We carry a large line of gift goods 
retailing from 25c to $15.00 at handsome profits. 
Complete set K of illustrated price lists mailed 
to any re-seller on request. No C. 0. D. orders 
filled without a deposit of 25%. 




FURS OF DISTINCTION 

COATS 



JACKETS— (HUBBIES 

LARGE assortment of NEW 
1048-44 outstanding crea- 
tions. Perfect quality. Ex- 
cellent w o r k- 
manshlp. Fure. LOWE&T I 
of »U types at FACTORY 

Bg"zgaa i ph ! s s , b — 1 

MONEY in your ipare time 
_ polling furs to your friends 
and neighbors. 

'Sr: \ Tol.Al' JT, 



S. ANCELL & CO. ■"SSSS taB 

236 W. 27th 8t., Dept. B-3, New York 1, N. Y. 



1 1 15-119 K South Market St. 
Chicago 6, III. 



1 044 Fashions! Par- • 

its. « *£ (lowest 
ttSTMS&r Lnices 

SUvertone. Brown. Btarlr <1.1.1, 
Coneys. Raccoons. Sizes 12 to 48 



s ' ■ ' ' ? 

■list. AGENTS WANTED? Pri “ 

ROSE FUR ea, D»L pj, 

20 W. 27th Bt. P ^ 2 v 3 ^ 



attention 

BALL GAME 
WORKERS 

Baseballs, good $2-25 , 



carnival number . ... * _ Dojl 
Extra Special 






Heavy Duty 

BASEBALLS _ B®*i 

Write for three color booklet 
25% Deposit With All Orders. 



MILITARY INSIGNIA JEWELRY 

FAST SELLERS FOR NOVELTY STORES, 




CONCESSIONAIRES, ETC. 

No. 428— Snail Shell Scroll with Blue or Khaki Genuine 
Ocean Mother of Pearl Book and Gold Plated Sterling 
Silver Insignia. Individually packed In velvet. lined 
boxes. $9.00 PER DOZEN. 

W: IS D,p-. B«l. C0.0., F.O.B. N. Y. 



>ep.. DBl. V..NX.L/., 

Order Today! 

We also have separate gold plated sterling silver insignias. 
Including the “Seabcc” Insignia, for cementing. Send 



$1.50 for sample card of 15 different available emblems. 
In addition, we can supply Pearl and Wire for Wire 



Workers. Write for details. 

IOBBERSI WRITE FOR SPECIAL DEAL! 

Send for Catalog Send $1.00 for 
sample of item 
shown in adl 

. A W n 1 U AWI 109 SOUTH FIFTH STREET 

M U R RAY SIMON .»<x»kl™. ... v. _ 



of Complete Linel 





FOXTAILS INSTOCK! 



«.» p . . . 

your order for Immediate shipments" 



your oroev tor iinni,.,-.- -... r ...— — 

H. M.).FURCO.,l50W«f28Hi Sr., New York City 




Copyrighted material 




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MERCHANDISE 



Angus! 28 , lgf 3 





THE LATEST 4-COLOR OFFICIAL NEPTUNE 
DIPLOMA-SELLS ON SIGHT TO SERVICE MEN 



RETAILS SI. 00 



a. B. C. EMBLEM CO. 

1251 MARKET STREET 
SAN FRANCISCO (3) CALIF. 




valuable lor specialty merchandise. The 
process gives a very attractive appearance 
to novelties and will cover most any Kind 
of surface. Products plated by tms 
process are already being offered. 

V for Victory and Flag Stand 

A good-looking timely novelty has been 
put on the market by Unger Supply 
Company. A natural wood stand sup- 
ports a three-inch V, painted In red, 
white and blue, and a flagpole rises from 
the middle of the V to hold a paper Old 
Glory. The novelty should, bovvc as a, 
morale booster In homo or office those 
days. 

New Gift for Servicemen 

A combination photograph frame and 
cigarette case Is offered by Crown Nov- 
elty Company, who put out tills new fea- 
ture with the army, navy or air force in- 
signias stamped in gold on tlac flap of 
the case. It is also available without any 
Insignia. The cases are made from 
genuine leather, are hand stitched and 
there’s a plastic "window” for a. snapshot. 



DEALS 

(Continued from page 56) 

Lee Industries, in addition to the military 
watches, also listed Ever-Ready me- 
chanical pencils which should appeal as 
consolation awards; Ever-Ready pocket 
knives for a fast turnover on a small 
card, fountain pens and genuine leather 
pass case billfold. . . . Joseph Hagn Com- 
pany offered Zipper travel kits. . . . Gold- 
wyn Company confirmed a continuing 
supply of chocolates in re-use containers, 
an operator stand-by for many years, and 
Leo katil showed a 17-piecc luncheon set. 
No reason hero to sing tho tolue3 on 
merchandise. 

Again we have a note from one of tho 
boys asking what to do about holding on 
to a man after breaking him into tho 
operating game. The answer Is still the 
same . . . there’s little you can do to 
dlsuado him. This haa always been a 
problem and more so today. About the 
best solution anyone can recommend Is 
to try to keep the man happy. Treat him 
fairly, pay him an adequate commission 
on completed deals, give him a drawing 
account against commissions when he 
proves that he can produce and the 
chances are he’ll stick. A worker receiv- 
ing a healthy commission check at the 
end of the week Is less likely to think 
of striking out for himself. 

HAPPY LANDING. 



MEX. IMPORTS 

(Continued from page 56) 
out together, and there Is not much the 
American importer <;au do except protest 
at poor merchandise or skillfully suggest 
Improvements. The improvement of 
custom Inspection methods is a problem 
of both the American and Mexican 
authorities. Some amelioration of the 
unsatisfactory condlt lasts might he had 
thru proper representation from manu- 
facturers’ groups or Chambers of Com- 
merce to. the U. S. and Mexican diplo- 
matic representatives. 




GLAMOROUS' 

FUR (OATS 

Mels and Boleros 

W«*» Your Selection 
Direct From My Factory. 

tlnouUhod 1 U 9‘ia"a4 > 8tJ|M 
• - . Including Poe»lon«, 
Muikrou, Sdunko, Fowi 
L‘i had *2- Mormlniss, 
^“•ilni’ 8 ««llne«, Bn- 

Ctiecklangs, 

Caracul* 



Lowest 

Factory 

Prlcos 



I Pony wid ovary othor Fur" 

BBliH ieward gsasszitft'aa.pj 



PINS AND NEEDLES 

Hobby Pins 
Safety Phis 
Straight Pin* 

Prloo. 6 ont Only WflvmTM, flu* Quantity 

STAR PRODUCTS, Dept. 12 , Buffalo 3 , N. Y. 




B. B. 100 — 1 0 K Yellow Gold ftlnq, CA ia 

101 writs line Diamond. Each H>7.||J 

B. B. 101 — 3 Diamond Wedding 4 CA 

to match. Each 

Sites 5 to 7 

rorhe-spencer co. i 

223-225 W. Madison St. CHICAGO 0 




NOVELTY 

PANTS 



VERY LATEST NOVELTY 
GOING LIKE WILDFIRE 



FAST 50* retailer. 

25 1 for lamplu— lot* of 100 or more, 51 S.D 0 
per hundred. 25% required en all orders, 
balances O. O. D. PREPAID TO YOUR CITY. 

HILT WILLIAMS NOVELTY CO. 

1033-1035 Mission St. San Francisco, Calif. 



, SOCIAL SECURITY PLATES 

CHARMS A CAIN 



BINGO 
SUPPLIES * 

Specials — 1 500s — 7 Colors 

Specials — 3000s — 7 Colors 

Specials — 5 Ups — 6 Ups— 7 Ups to Pail 

Black and Red Markers 

Admission Tickets (Rolls) 

Attendance Prize Coupons 

Write or Wiro for Catalog 

N. M. BANK & COMPANY 



235 Halsey St. 



Newark, N. |. 



KEY CHAINS .niy 2c m 




We ro doeina out our entire supply of these 
iNipular Klll-riiiihli.'il, metal key chains. Price 
nnly *20 por 1,000. Complete with self-loekinB 
clasp. Overall length 4 Vt Inches. Limited siipply 
will go fast, so rush your order today. Send 



ILLINOIS MERCHANDISE MART 

Dopt. AA, BOO N. Dearborn St- Ohlcaoo. HI, 



Midwest Weekly Specials 

SPECIAL SAMPLE DEAL OFFERI 

Twenty-five pieces Insignia Jewelry, retail 
value more than $15.00, $6.50. Price lists 
for reorders sont with each sample Hoc. 
Many fast selling military items at closo- 
out prices. 

Midwest Merchandise Co. 

1010 Broadway KANSAS CITY, MO. 



NEW ITEMS 

For Scales, Guessore. Ball Games, Nopelty Mcti. 
Victory “V." *li.r>o per grose. 2 samples 
mail stamps. Lois for give-away, $2.50 (iroos. 

«> > UNGER SUPPLY CO. 

. JMWM7-M4I 667 Hvr||on 9U CHICAGO 7, IU» 





MERCHANDISE 



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59 



$22.50 DOZ. 



FLAG- IN -ACTION 

was Ixttuj May It Wave 

$39.00 price 
DOZ. 

SOLD IN DOZEN LOTS ONLY 

An illuminated American Flag. Timely patriotic 
appeal with Light — l.'nlor — Art inn. Complet- 
ivilli S-ft. cnnl and G. E. Mazda bulb. Ear. 
Ji.-play in shipping carton. Size ot display 
16 % xl2 14 *8 indies. 

CASEY PREMIUM MDSE. CO. 

1132 8. Wabash A*c. CHICAGO D. ILL. 

Write /or Complete Next) Mdse. Catalog 




MILITARY ACCESSORIES 

BUY THEM WHILE THEY LAST I 

C132B Sewing Kit, Army or Navy 

Insignia 53.75 Dor. 

*120B Shoe and Cleaning Kit, 

Fitted Bag, Water Repellent .... 9.00 Doz. 

-134B money Bolt 4.50 Doz. 

S144B Furlough Bag 22.50 Doz. 

£140B Unrittod Dufflo Kit 3.75 Doz. 

A NEW CREATION 

Two-lbne filorlfng Silver Prop and Wine. Safety 
enteb. Individually boxed. 

B475/P — Per Dor. $7.50 
Complete line of Military Insignia Jewelry. Rings, 
Identification Bracelets, Pillow Tops. Snrvlco 

Bnniicra, Kits. Furlough Bn«n. Money Belts 

etc., etc. Big FREE citaloc. Samples SX0 and 
820. 1 /3 Dep. With Order. Balance O. O. V. 

LIBERTY PRODUCTS 

277 BROADWAY (Dept. 828) N. Y. C. 



NEW Quick PROFIT l/NE 



added to FAMOUS 
" STORE-ROUTE " PLAN 

layraon'a VITAMINS sell 7 for 
1041 Actually \i to Mi lower than 
gojt othcral Potency guaranteed! 
This selling sensation of the year 
now addeu to our Nationally Ad- 
vertised Line— including over 200 
products. Let us start you making 
BIG money In ixrmanent whole- 
sale business of your own. 

Big Cash Pay Daily! 
Show retailers liow to DOUBLE 
profitsl Prospects everywhere— 
etores, service stations, restau- 
rants. pool rooms, post exchanges, 
beauty shops, etc. No car or expe- 
rience needed. Free book gives 
amazing facts on how to make 
Steady, sure income. Write todayl 
WORLD’S PRODUCTS CO. 
Dept, g.ii Spencer, Indiana 




WPB Cuts Greeting 
Card Output to 50% 

WASHINGTON 1 , Aug. 21. — Limitations 
fixing the number, design and total ton- 
nage of greeting cards and Illustrated 
post cards were amended and classified 
today by the War Production Board. 

The prohibition against the use of 
paperboard boxes in the bulk packaging 
of “everyday” greeting cards has been 
lifted. At the same time, the 66 2/3 per 
cent limitation on the use of paperboard 
for the individual packaging of "sea- 
sonal" and "box assortment" greeting 
cards has been changed to a 50 per cent 
limitation and extended to all types of 
greeting cards and Illustrated post cards. 
The per cent of limitation is based upon 
the paperboard used lor such packaging 
during the same quarter of 1042. 

Publishers are now permitted to bor- 
row up to 15 per cent from their paper 
quota for the next calendar quarter pro- 
vided they use that much less paper in 
the next quarter. The prohibition 
against the use of "dealer helps" has 
been relaxed so that publishers of greet- 
ing cards and illustrated post cards aro 
now permitted to furnish mounted sam- 
ples for display of cards to consumers. 

The now Order L-289 continues the 
provision limiting publishers* to 60 per 
cent by weight of the paper used In 
1942. The 60 per cent limitation on the 
number of new designs which may be 
issued and the 80 per cent limitation on 
the number of old designs which may be 
reprinted are also continued without 
change. 



SPECIALS 

FOR THIS WEEK ONLY 
GLASS INTERMEDIATES 

Ash Trays. Gro 54.00 

4%" Kitchen Bowls. Gro. 4.10 

4'/i" Nappies. Gro. 4.50 

AMERICAN MADE SLUM 
Jr. Air Raid Warden Bands. Per 100 . . .51.25 

Catnl In Charms. Gro. 1.00 

W. IM. Rings, Asst. Gro 1.00 

27" 8hoo Laces, Blk. Gro 75 

PI ait or Slum, 10 Styles. Gro 1.26 

IMPORTED SLUM 

4110 — Glass Straw Slppcn. Gro. 5I-28 

4119 — Glass Stirrers. Gro. 1.45 

6607 — 2 Dolls In Box. Gross Boxes 1.50 

9778 — Bamboo Whistle. Gro 7B 

8451 — Cl garotte Whistles. Gro BO 

9308 — Roly Poly Pictures. Gro. 00 

8170 — Celluloid Teeth. Gro 76 

7319 — Wntor Flowers, Paper. Gro 35 

9249 — Toy Picture Book. Gro. 60 



LEVIN BROTHERS 



VICTORY PIN - 



Made of 
Rbd. White 
I Blue plM- 
o. 8cr(pt I" 
»-ld plated or. 
sterling silver, 
In Mother, Sis- 
ter, Sweetheart 

• Wile dealgns. 
. — (Od ono dozen 
on perforated <f 
play cards. 



FALK NOVELTY CO. 

_81-46 193rd St., Jamaica, L. I._ 



MILITARY WATCH 



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SPECIALIZING IN WATCHES TO THE PREMIUM TRADE 



Genuine Calfskin Pass Case BILLFOLDS 

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a price far below what you would rea»- 
Isrly havo to pay only bccauuc tin 
ulrcudy have engraving ou them. 

Billfolds of similar nunlits 
cost you more than twice thi 
nrico wo'ro asking. Wc ov 
the billfolds outright and 
sro cloning them out for 
quick sale. But hurry 
— limited supply 
will go fust. 



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Genuine 
Highest 
Quality Calf skin Leather 



.s equipped with 4 celluloid 

pass^lesves.^ Closes with rnplnl snap fnstci 

Sli 

more trader p 

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at other end. Moat, of them 
, some brown. But all r.ro 
highest pre-war quality. This 
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3333 LINDELL BLVD.,ST.L0UI5 3, MO 



Last Will and Testament 
of Adolph Hitler 

(Copyright 1912) .. _ 

Printed in 2 colon with seal. run- 

niest thing you evet read. A terrific seller . . . 
big profit. 100, 52.00; BOO, $7.50. 8amplo 
copy 10#. Full cash or money order with order. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. Wo pay posture. 

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wool, slightly higher. WHEN IN DETROIT come 
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5,000 ITEMS 

AT FACTORY 1 PRICES 

Gum. Candy, Pins, Needles. Ssleehoards. Ssnitnry 
Goods. Drags, Toilet Articles, Automobile Supplies. 
Dry Coods, Bpcclnlty Merchandise and many other 
items. Write for list. 

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219 E. Markham St. LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 
P.a. : Will buy anything, pleasa write ua. 



Headquarter* for 

ARMY 

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COMIC CARDS 

Ovsr 35 Card, and Folder,, all In 4 to 6 
color,. Cost as low os 820.00' a thousand 
with envelope,. All are fart 10# sellsrs. Send 
16# for sample cards and folder. 

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<11* OAK RUBBER Co. 

RAVENNA, OHIO 



August 28, 1943 



MERCHANDISE 



60 The Billboard 



—■AMERICA’S LATEST CRAZE"" 
ONE CUSTOMER ALONE SOLD OVER 



raiULBAKER j 



[BSg PiTC HM £ N 



$60, 000.00 



Communication* 

■a Place, Cincinnati 1, Ohio 



Worth of our jewelry this year. Gift Shops, Concessi 
Hustlers at Beaches, Parks, etc., up to 200% P ro *‘ 
wise to these fast-selling 

KILLER BILLERS 

We Ship Same Day Order Received 

SEA SHELL BROOCHES AND E 



ciljU oamu'iiui ... 

and Jack David are doing well working 
vitamins In a Chicago chain store. 

great idea, but It 



IT'S CREAT to conceive a „ 
is still greater to put It into execution. 

CAPT. JACK (WHITEY) NIEUHOUSE . . . 
is at Mississippi State University In 
charge of a class In army personnel classi- 
fication. Whltey entered the army as a 



DIAMOND hint; sets 

10K Gold Mounting* 

6R3C1— 1 Diamond Engagement Ring and 

3 Diamond Wedding Ring Set $4.90 

6R307 — 3 Diamond Engaaomant Ring and 

3 Dlnmnud Wedding Ring Set 6.05 

GR306 — 3 Diamond Engagement Ring and 

B Diamond Wedding Ring Sot 6.40 

Each 6et In Beautiful Plaitlc Gift Box. 
For additional Diamond Ring* WRITE for 
Illustrated Leaflet. 

BIEf JBR-LEVINE 

37 South Wabash OHICAGO t 



NECKLACES AND BRACELETS 
Ns. 

2CE — Jingle Shell Necklace, 20 Inches, 

Pintle Clasp S 

204 — Dove Shell Necklace, 20 Inches . . 

20 Inchei, 



buck private and came up the hard way. 

FRED McFADDEN ... A _. J1 

is getting the lucre, according to Eddie 
Gillespie, who tells that Fred Is turning 
swell tips In Detroit. 

FAVORITE SPOT ... 



800 — Flamingo Shell Earring, Crystal 

Plaitlo Claip * ,| ’ e5 

SOI*— Assarted Snail 8helfs Earring, 

Cry ttal Plaitlc Clasp 1-0S 

802— Ring Top Cowcry Shell Earring, 

Crystal Plastic Clip 1.00 

803— Pearl Shell Earring, Crystal 

Plastic Clip 1-28 

804 — Asst, duster 8hell Earring, 6 

designs 2.7B 

806— Gold or Rica Shell Rosette Earring, 

Crystal Plasllo Clip 8.00 

805 — Gar Fish Scalo Earring Cluster 

Rosetto, natural white 3.00 

Above Earrings In Pearl Finish . . . 4.S0 

1 000 — Your N sme on a Sea 8hell Brooch, 
materiel to assemble. 

Sun Set Shells, por gross 2.35 

Sun Set Shells, per thousand 13.00 

Jewelers Brooch Pins, per gross . . . 3.00 

Jewelers Breeds Pint, pee thousand. 20.00 
Printed Broach Cards lor above, 

gross 60{; thousand 4.00 

Oeral Oolcred Relied Letters, per lb, .60 
Cement for assembling above 

Brooch, each .20 

900— Sun Set Shell Brcoch, per doz. 

carded 80 

901 — Panama Shod Brooch, per dot. 

carded 80 

902— Cuban 8nall Brooch, par doz. 

carded 1.65 

903 — Pectin Shell Brooch, per dot. carded .80 
903 X— Cluster Shell Brooch, per dot. 

carded, 10 design* 2.65 

904— Cluster Shell Brooch, per dot. 

carded, 10 design* 2.75 

905— Cluster 8hell Brooch, per doz. 

cirded, gold or rice 3.00 

906 — Rose Flower Brooch, per doz. 

i corded 4.50 

1100 — Dove Shell Necklace, double 
length, 6 colors and natural whlto. 

60 In. long 8.00 

, 1101 H— Dove Shell Necklace, double 
length, 6 eolers and natural whlto, 

60 In. long 8.00 

1102C — Cuban Shell Necklace, doubla 
length, hard shell, 6 colors and 

natural white, 00 In. long 11.40 

j 1103B— Junglo Seed and Berry Nock- 



207 — Bubble Shell Notklacc 
Crystal Plastic Clasp . 

209 — Horn Shell Necklace, 20 Inches, 

Crjstil Plastic 

211 — Peanut 6hett Necklace, 20 Inches, 

Crystal Plastic 

317 — Bleeding Teeth Shell Necklace, 20 

Inches, Crystal Plastic Clasp 

231 — Helmet Shell Necklace, 20 Inchci, 

Crystal Plastic Cl&sp 

242 — Rock Snail Necklace, 20 Inches, 

Crystal Plastic 

247— Striped Snail Necklace, 20 Inchei, 

Crystal Plastic Clasp 

220C — Rose Petal Shell Necklace, 20 

Inches, Crystal Plaitlc CI«P 

217W— White Tooth Necklace. 20 

Inches, Crystal Plastic Clasp 

221 — White Art and Dcve Combination, 
20 Inchei, Crystal Plastic Clatp . 

match *bev» 



WE LL BE S! 



NOTE — Brice! 

number* . . . 

Bracelets to match above numbers, 

2 strands ‘ 

Above bracelets In triple Grand 

braided 

101X — Gold Shell Lets, 30 In. Solid 
Strand • 

101 — Gold Shell Lels, 20 In.. Shells. 

Plastic Clasp 

102 — Gold Shell Bracelet*. 1, 2 or 3 

Strand, Per Strand . . 

3 00 D— Dove shell Lds, 30 In. 

Solid Strands 

300H— Hern Shell Ldl, 30 In. 

Solid Strands 

300B — Bubble Shell Ult, 30 In. 

Solid Strands 

3C0C — Rose Petal Shell Lels, 30 In. 

Solid Strands 

300 A — Dove and Whlto Art, 30 In. 

Solid Strand 

300P — Peanut Shod Lett, 30 In. 

Solid 8lrand 

300R— Reck Snail and Roso Potal, 30 

In. Solid Strands 

300LH — Helmet Shell Lels, 30 In. 

Solid Strands 

3008— Striped Snail and Roso Petal, 

30 In. Solid 8trands 

300BB— Bracelets to match abovo Lds, 
1, 2 or 3 Strands, Per Strand . . . 

302 — Zombie Jungle Seed end Berry 

Necklace, 20 In 

303— Zombto Jungle Seed and Berry 

Any ef above numbers In Pearl 
flnlth, double above prices. 

501 D — Dove Shell Nocklate, 3 strand 
braided, multi colored, 25. In. or 

Crystal Plastlo Chain 

601 H — Horn Shell Necklace, same as 

above 

701 D— Dove Shell Ldt, 3 Grand, 
braided, multi colored or natural 

white, solid Lefs, 30 in 

701 H — Horn Shell Lds, same as abovi 
701 HC — Horn and Roso Petal, same a 



{ BLACKOUT FLOWERS jj 

j AND 

J RELIGIOUS FIGURES j 

4 —THAT GLOW IN THE DARK— j 

{ HITE GLOW PROD. CO. 105 N w \ a7 £ 



THE GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY as it ap- 
pile* to Pitchdom means shooting in truth* 
ful pipes.' 



old-time West Coast med man, la re- 
ported to have dropped dead In the mid- 
dle of a pitch in Eugene, Ore., recently. 

Any brethren on the Coast having more 
info should pipe It In to Bill Baker. 

SOLDIER KENADEE . . . 
and Red Steel were recently spotted by 
•Jim Hausmann In Ogden, Utah, pitching 
"commando" oil and herbs. The boys 
were working with Indian war bonnets 
and oSerlng a Ore-eating bally to good 
tips. 

JIM HAUBMANN . . . 
bulletins from Fresno, Calif,, that he haa 
been working a store there with foot 
powder and corn punk and getting plenty Can 
coin. "Had a red one at Vallejo, Calif., 

July 4," says Jim, and adds that many 
knights are working West Coast ship- 
yards, airplane factories and war plants 64 ie phillip 
to big takes. 

OF COURSE there is a lot of good company 
at the loot of the ladder if you cara to look 
at It that way. 

LON VA . . . 

top corn punk worker, Ls getting It at 
Murphy's, Washington. Lon says he has 
hoard of boys getting sloughed, for being 
too non-professional, but he claims the 
distinction of being the only one who 
was too professional, in that the chiropo- 
dists had him sloughed In an Eastern 
department store several years ago. 



RAZOR BLADES 

Millions Sold 

ACE Blades oro better I 1 I | 

quality. Leather stropped 1 1 

to fine nliarp. cutting 

edge. Flashy display W'.llUlK 

cards or cartons. Rush 

name for free details. 

ACE BLADE CO., Dept. 12, Bnllalo a, 



PAPER MEN 



Ladios b Cents <t A OH to * 8 
SOLID COLD qrt.VU Each 

•end ua your old rlno*, Jewelry, eto„ and 
«r» will mount It with beautiful gonulna 
Zlr&om at • low cost. ,, 

. „ _ T _, _ owv „.„ B „ .. ^ Box S11 — B. LOWE — Sf. loul*. Mo..y 

Washington. Lon says he has — 

MEDICINE MEN 

Write today for new wholesale catalog on Tonic*, Oil 
Salve. Soap, Tablet*, Herbs, etc. bow prices— 
rapid service. (Products Liability Insurance Carried. I 

GENERAL PRODUOTS LABORATORIES 

1.7 Ph,,m “iS™b„. OM. 

EDDIB MURRAY . . . Bur »«« BONDS 70R VICTORY _ 

Is reported to be working rug cleaner In GET ABOARD, Live Crow Managers and Salesmen, 
a Chicago department Store. fceMce Men’s Magazine (Ert, 1016) 

Order of Blue filar for setting ammunition i 
PIPES DESK VTRTTTvo a frout. Fact selling service joke books. Year » 

'Tank" Army Paper, facts, fiction, hot cuts, 

the past week Included Mr. and Mrs. to public, will Rogers joke book. Premium items. 

Simon Warner, of Shelbyvllle, Tenn who Free copy Tr - 8 - Law killing 

reinsert then ntnow 7 Samples 10*. SERVICE MEN'S MAGAZINE, 



strand, braided, pink and gold'end 
green and gold In color, a gorgeous 
creation, SB.00 roller, 25 In., 
Crystal pltitlo Clasp 

1109 — Gold Shall Necklace, double length, 
natural gold color, natural high 
polish, 30 In, long 

FINDINGS 

01— Jeweler* Brooch Pins, per gross . . .$ 

02 — Crystal Plastlo Chain, per foot . . . 

03— Crystal Plastic Clasp, per gross . . . 

04— plaitlc Earring Ollpi, per grosa . . . 

00 — Printed Brooch or Earring Cards, 

per gr. GO*; per 1000 

07 — Anili.no Dye, por oz., any color . . . 

08 — Plaitlc Cement, por large tube, 

each 20*! per doz 

300— Plastlo Disks for Earring Founds- 



701 G — Gold Shell. 3 Strand Lei, 

braided, 27 Inchci 

701 DC— Dovo and Rojo Potal, tame 

702 — Bracelet* to much, 3 strand .... 
Any of above numbers In Pearl 
finish, add BO°,'o to above prices. 



450 — Plastlo Disks for Brooch Founda- 
tion, gross 3.00 

CATALOG NO. 5 NOW Off THE PRESS. 
50% CASH WITH AU ORDERS, BALANCE C. O. D. 



J. A. WHYTE Cr SON 



Manufacturer 



LITTLE RIVER 



August 28, 1943 



3WERCHMDISE-GEMAL OUTDOOR 



The Billboard 



61 



bus, O., where they went Into a huddle 
with Bob Nelson, of the Nelson Enter- 
prises, who is framing a new set of 
horoscopes Tor Warren. A mentallst and 
horoscope worker of note, Warner gar- 
nered considerable newspaper space re- 
cently by his aid in solving an Important 
murder case in the South, including his 
finding of the victim’s body. Ho holds 
numerous recommendations from South- 
ern police and State officials for his aid 
and ability in crime-solving work. He 
says business has been excellent with him 
in his native territory, and he is mapping 
plans to launch a crime-doesn’t-pay 
stow next season. 

DO YOUR BEST, and let the world make its 
own appraisement. your effort speak for 
itself. Excuse is weakness. 

JOHN O'DONNELL . . . 

just closed a Cincy dime store after eight 

weeks of big biz on the peeler and grater 

combo. 

TOMMY BURNS JR. . . . 

Is working in a Cincinnati war plant. 

EDDIE GILLESPIE . . . 
asks. "Hows about a ‘red hot feedbag’ 
special from Art Cox? Understand he 
has two hay-burners going In California. 
He is small enough to ride ’em himself, 
so no Jockey can cross him up.” 

PROMINENT DETROIT . . . 
top money-getters on the lots are Chief 
Mex, Billy Blackhawk and wife. Dale 
Baker and Brian Brown are getting tho 
coin with cleaner In the D. L. Hudson 
store, where Harry Rutherford and Walter 
Muese are getting the folding money 
with rad. 

ABILITY TO MAKE sound decisions, and to 
put them promptly into execution, Is a leading 
characteristic of pitchmen. 

WHAT HAS HAPPENED .... 
to Big Red Carter's daughter, Billie, said 
to be the youngest med pltchwoman In 
the business? Big Red, who died last 
winter, was one of the best of the med 
workers and was coaching Billie on the 
fine points at the time of his death. 

"O. E. LYMAN . . . 

was admitted to God Samaritan Hospital, 
Sandusky, O., for treatment of a shat- 
tered ankle and broken leg," his wife 
pens. 

ROSS (BIG AL) WILSON . . . 
pencils he is working Wisconsin fairs 
with combs. Business at Eau Claire was 
off, he says, but he expects to make it up 
at La Crosse Fair. Other members of the 
fraternity at La Crosse are Marcia Coffey 
and Bill Necomb with kitchen gadgets; 
Charlie Martin, eye-glass cleaner; Red 
Gum, handwriting analysis; Wayne Gar- 
rison, root beer and foot-long hot dogs, 
and Mr. and Mrs. Brown, sea shells. The 
Browns have an attractive flash and are 
getting plenty of long green, says Wilson, 

BE NOT ONE of those pitchmen who remain 
mediocre all of their lives rather than acknowl- 
edge their faults and shortcomings, and act to 
correct them. 

A. MOVOTNY . . . 

former coil worker and now navy tor- 
pedoman, pipes from overseas that every- 
think Is okay with him so far. He would 
like to read pipes from King LaMar and 
Sam Coe. 

JOE MARANO . . . 

ex-candy butcher In New York burly 
houses, has ceased passing out peanuts, 
candy, popcorn and chewing gum. and Is 
now passing out electric light bulbs, 
screwdrivers and wrenches at Cooper 
Union College of Engineering. Willie 
Flood, ex-jam man and paddle worker, 
is also doing his song and dance at 
Cooper Union. 

NEIL KANE . . . 

"king of tho New York glass cutters," Is 
living up to the title, according to re- 
ports of his activities. 

harry ACKERMAN . . . 

New York pitcheroo, Is still on the sick 
list, pencils Carl Herron. 

LIFE WOULD BE monotonous If ail people 
(hought and acted precisely alike. The di- 
versity of thought and purpose, that are essen- 
tial in pitching, make for a progressive world. 

DOC J. P. SHEAN . . . 
shoots in his first pipe In three years, 
telling that he has Just returned to Ban 
francisco from purveying med In Alaska, 
where there Is plenty of long-green. Ho 
says he garnered his share of It. He Is 
taking a well-earned vacation and will 
•emain in S.F. for the duration. Doc 



has met quite a lew of the pitch fra- 
ternity there, including "the queen of 
them all," Mary E. Rugan, and her hus- 
band, Danny Lewis, sheet writer of note, 
who entertained Shean at their home. 
According to Doc, pitchmen working in 
the shipyards In San Francisco include 
Herb Johnson, gummy; Nellie and Dutch 
Hendricks, wipers; Joe Burell, sheets; 
T. Davis, jam; Frenchy, fountain pens, 
and Copeland, knife sharpeners. Shean 
asked for pipes from some of the old- 
timers; Doc Ross Dyer. “Goo Goo” Davies, 
Morris Kahntroff, Bill Boyce, Johnny 
Voght, Chief Myers, Prairie May, Ralph 
Anderson and Pearl Regal. Altho San 
Francisco's streets remain closed, there 
are plenty of opportunities for tho lads 
with tripe and keister. 

AL CLARK . . . 

pencils that he has teamed with the 
"next best” pitchman In the business, 
M. E. Sparks, and they are cleaning up 
with sox at South George tobacco 
markets. A1 tells that they unloaded 
10,000 dozen in 20 days. 

WARREN RICE . . . 

6hoots from Stillwater, Minn., that spots 
are pretty hot In that area. He says, too, 
that he’d like to read a pipe from Pvt. 
Charles Keefe, Alex Warren and the boys 
In tho South. 

KARL CARTWRIGHT . . . 
blasts from Georgia that he hasn't 
glimmed a pitchman in the Cracker Stato 
all season, altho he found a flock of 
mug Joints in Savannah, all of them in 
stores. Cartwright, this season with tho 
Southland Show, scribbles that he’d like 
to read a pipe from Capt. Bob Noel. 

KID CARRIGAN . . . 
postals from Syracuse to report on tho 
scarcity of pitchmen there. He says fur- 
ther that living is cheap there, altho the 
weather early last week was cold enough 
to bring out overcoats. Carrigan, who 
as Chief Carry-Gun Is playing tho K- 
Club, Syracuse, with his strong-man act, 
says ho has six more weeks in New York 
State niterles before hitching up to an 
army camp tour that will give him 10 
weeks thru Texas, Louisiana and Mis- 
sissippi. 



Events for 
'Two Weeks 



August 23-28 

COLO. — Pueblo. State Fair Rodeo. 23-27. 
ILL. — Biggsville. Home-Coming, 26-27. 

IA. — Creston. Horse Show. 24-25. 

KAN. — Leotl. Old Settlers’ Picnlo <St Fair, 
23-24. 

MASS.— Framingham Center. Dog Show, 2B. 

Hamilton. Dog Show, 28. 

O. — Cygnet. Home-Coining, 25-28. 

Frazoysburg. Home-Coming, 25-28. 

OKLA. — Vlnita. Rodeo, 27-29. 

S. D. — Redficld. Stock & Grain Days, 25-26. 
WIS-— Madison. Shrine Circus, 26-29. 



August 30-September 4 
CALIF. — Los Angeles. Rodeo, 5-6. 

ILL.— Tcutopolis. Home-Coming, 4-6. 

IND.— Bowling Green. Old Settlers’ Reunion, 
3-4. 

KAN— Dodge City. Round-Up. First week 
In Sept. 

MICH.— Dearborn. Rodeo, 30-Scpt. 6. 

Royal Oak. Dog Show. 5. 

Walled Lake. Dog Show. 4. 

MINN.— St. Paul. Dog Show. 5-6. 

Minneapolis. Dog Show, 3-4. 

MO — Moberly. Bullesla. 3-B. 

NEB.— Oxford. Full Festival. 4-6. 

O.— Cleveland. Harvest Festival. 4-6. 

Nowcomerstown. Street Fair, 30-Scpt. 4. 
PA.— Allentown. Dog Show, 4-6. 

Butler. Dog Show. 6. 

Irwin, Firemen's Fair, 3-Sept. 6. 

S. D.— Salem. Harvest Fcstlvnl, 1-2. 

WIS.— Madison. Harvest Fair. 1-6. 



Troupers Pull Big Crowd 
To SLA Stow at La Porte 

LA PORTE, Ind.. Aug. 21.— Special 
benefit show for the Showmen’s League 
of America’s Red Cross Fund held In 
front of the grandstand at the La Porte 
Fair last night attracted a huge crowd. 
Eddie Keck, of the Johnny Jones Expo- 
sition, arranged the benefit. Figures of 
the sum realized for the fund were not 
available at press time. 

Among the acts which appeared were 
Herbert Dyer and Company, Ann Wayne, 
Jack Martin, Dwight and Gordon, Neville 
and Day. Gertrude and Randolph Avery's 
Revue, Del Rio Midgets, the Hodietto 
Dancers, and members of the Jones 
shows’ colored revue. Performers do- 
nated their services. 

Benefit committee comprised Dr. John 
Lamarr, chairman; Mrs. Johnny Jones, 
Mrs. Carl Barlow, J. Jenkes, Lee Bivens. 
Gertrude Avery, E. Lawrence Phillips 
and Milton Morris. 



Gmetican Carnivals 
Gsscciaticn, {Inc. 

By MAX COHEN 

ROCHESTER, N. Y„ Aug. 21.— An ad- 
dition to the ranks of membership comes 
with the acceptance of an application 
of the Buffalo Shows thru Howard Pot- 
ter, owner-manager, who paid high 
praise to the activities of the association 
in the industry. Membership now totals 
82 shows. 

Visitation program was continued with 
a re-vlslt to the James E. Strates Shows 
August 13 at Mayfair Park, Utica, N. Y., 
where the shows were playing undor tho 
auspices of the American Legion Post. 
We are indebted to Owner-Manager 
James E. Strates and to Secretary Abe 
Rubens for courtesies shown. We were 
pleased to learn that tho United States 
Treasury Department had awarded the 
Strates Shows a citation for the donation 
of an ambulance to the army. 

From time to time we have pointed 
out that the association office receives 
large quantities of Information and 
other data which should be of interest 
to the carnival Industry and that this 
is available to the membership upon re- 
quest. 

The War Man-Power Commission has 
prepared a list of so-called "draft-proof” 
jobs, virtually assuring those enguged in 
this type of work as exempt from the 
draft. Complete lists of classifications 
are on file in the association office. The 
OPA has established celling prices on 
used commercial vehicles and those con- 
templating either buying or selling such 
vehicles are advised to familiarize them- 
selves with details. The freight traffic 
red book for 1943 has been issued and is 
available to the public from. Its pub- 
lishers. 

There having been considerable con- 
fusion in the Eastern shortage area as 
to what driving is considered essential 
in connection with agricultural affairs, 
a letter has been made public in which 
Prentiss M. Brown, administrator of 
OPA, sets forth his rulings as follows: 

"Concerning the effects of the pleas- 
ure-driving ban on driving to agricul- 
tural affairs, I’m sure you’ll be glad to 
tell all of your constituents that the 
pleasure-driving ban does not prohibit 
attendance at agricultural fairs, except 
to those who might attend solely for 
the purpose of amusement. Exhibitors 
and others engaged In gainful occupa- 
tions at the fair will be engaged in oc- 
cupational driving. Persons engaged In 
farming activities who attend for educa- 
tional purposes may use their personal- 
necessity rations, since they will be at- 
tending a meeting In connection with 
their occupation." 



OREGON NOTES v 

(Continued from page] 34) - 
had till she got back where prices are 
more normal. 

Curley Vernon is one showman who Is 
getting ready for an after-the-war slump 
and is building an income property in 
Bryan, Tex., to help him out when the 
boom Is over. Incidently, I can’t re- 
member ever hearing any name for him 
except Ourloy, but have lately found out 
that the C. A. stands for Clarence Albert. 
Pretty fussy for a he-man like Curley. 

Doc and Mrs. Zander nre spending the 
summer off the road In Sturgis, Mich. 
Doc says he can’t get by on a A card, 
but that he can keep busy at home and 
still manage to keep his ride out on the 
road. 

The James Laughllns had a tough 
break In the storm that hit Playland 
Park In Houston. Their rides appeared 
almost hidden by the Coaster 1ft pictures 
of tho damage. They hope to rebuild 
soon. 

Elsie Miller, smiling secretary of the 
SLA Auxiliary, Chicago, says she has fin- 
ished a beautiful crocheted tablecloth 
and that It will make a grand prize for 
the club. I have sent to the Los An- 
geles club a little apron with my con- 
tribution in the pocket. Of course, the 
sum of money Is supposed to be 1 cent 
for each year of one’s age, but as that 
would bo such a small sum In my case I 
will have to add to It a little. (H’m.) 



Want Capable Secretary 

FOR CARNIVAL. Top Salary. Address: 

BOX ST. L.-18, Caro Tho Billboard 
390 Arcade Bldg. St. Louis 1, Mo. 



Engraving Jewelry 

STILL AVAILABLE 

Immediate Shipment — Order Now 



catalog #20. Send for u 



MILITARY JEWELRY 

Send open order Cor your needs — giro 
noma details. 



8TATE YOUR BUSINESS. 



HARRY PAKULA & CO. 

5 N. Wabash Ave. Chicago 2, III. 



BIG GIVE-AWAY SPECIALS 

Billfolds (Individually Boxed), Per 

Gross $18.00 

Leatherette Clgsretto Paks, Pec Gross . . 10.80 

American Made Slum, Poe Groir 1 

Long Key Chains (Indlv. Boxed), Per 

Dor 4.00 

Latex Covered Baseballs, Per Dor 2.00 

ible Hearts, for Engraving, Per Gross. 14.40 
Pins and Guards for Engraving All 

Insignias. Per Gross 24.00 

WIRE ORDERS AND DEPOSIT 
Write for Patrlotlo Jewelry Catalog 

Schreiber Merchandise Co. 

1001 Broadway, Kansas Olty, Mo. 



ggrgsoRRY! 

No new Agents’ Territory 
open for Duration. FOR VIC- 
TORY BUY U. S. WAR BONDS 
AND SAVING STAMPS. 

AMERICAN CHEWING PRODUCTS COBP. 

h and Mt. Pleasant Ave. NEWARK 4, N. J. 




59fh ANNUAL FAIR 

CROWELL, MICH.— AUG. 31-Sepf. 3 

Now booking Shows and Concessions. 
Bingo open. Address 
PAUL HELMS, Secretary 
Croswell, Mich. 



HAVERSTRAW, N. Y., 
FALL FESTIVAL 

WEEK AUGUST BOTH. 

In the Heart of the City. 
Featuring Sello Brothers’ Circus 

Benefit Honor Roll. 

Want Legitimate Concessions of all kind. 
Good opening for Grind Stores. All Rides 
booked. Place Bingo, flat or percentage. 
No Wheels. Big Labor Day Celebration to 
follow. South until Thanksgiving week. 
All address: STANLEY ROBERTS, Senator 
Hotel, White Plains, N. Y. 



Wanled-Candy Butchers 

Year round work day or night. Gocrl commission. 
Kelly anil Johnny Shes. write. 

CLIFF KAMMEL 

Care Million Dollar Theater 
307 S. Broadway Los Angeles 13, Calif. 



CAN PLACE 

Capable Man to look after Kiddy Rides, S3, Y fin 
per week; must be able to drive truck. Fnrriii.ni 
tor Tilt, $50.00 per week; must be able to drivo 
truck. Address: 

AL WA6NER 

Gadsden, Ala., until 8epL 4th, 



WANT 



ItlLLIE CLARK 

I Exposition Shows VID ALIA, GA. 



WANTED 

Buncombe Co! Disfricf Fair 

Sept. 13-18, 

Free Act. Concessions, Shows and Hides. Independent 
booking. Space S3 and S3 front foot. Phone, wire, 
write. E. W. PEARSON, See., Alhevllle, N. C. 




August 28 , 1943 



GEIVERAL OUTDOOn 



The Billboard 63 



v Kiss and Toll (Harris) Chi. 

My Dear Public (Cassl Detroit. 

! Snarl! Was a Hoojum (Shubert) Boston 
' Without Dove iShubert Lafayette) Detroit. 

. You Can’t Take It With You (Wilbur) Bos- 
1 ton. 

CARNIVAL 

(Homes arc for current week when no datea 
ore given. In snino Instances possibly 
mailing' points are listed.) 

Alamo: 1-ubbock. Tex. 

All- American Expo.: Alton. 111. 

Allen, Fred: Cunustota, N. Y. 

Anderson-Sradcr: (Pair) Goodland, Kan. 

Baker United: Converse, Ind. 

Bandy's All-American: OH City, Pa. 

Barkoot Bros.; Toledo, O. 

Biyalnger, Al: (Ncwstead & Easton) St. Louis. 
Mo„ 23-29. 

Beaty's Rides: Sidon. Miss. 

Bee r. Old Reliable: Greunsburg, Ky. 

Bistany's: St. Augustine. Fla. 

Bodart's Rltlos: Glllett, Wls. 

Bright Lights Expo.: (Pair) IToutzdalc, Pa.; 

(Pair) Jcnncrstown 31-Sept. 4. 

Brown Family Rides; Rhine, Go, 

Buckeye Expo.: Cadiz, Ky. 

Buckeye Slate: (Pair) Fairfield, 111.; Ccntralla 
30-Scpt. 4. 

Buffalo: Norwood. N. Y. 

Bunting: (Pair) Princeton. III., 23-27: (Fair) 
Pec lone 30-Scpt. 1; (Pair) Mazon 3-8. 
Burdick’s: Temple, Tex. 

Byers Bros.: (Fair) Anna, HI. 

Cnpelf Bros.: (Pair) Oswego, Kan.; (Rodeo) 
Pittsburg Sept. 2-7. 

Central Am. Co.: Ahoskle, N. C.; Murfreesboro 
30-Sept. 4. 

Oetlln Si Wilson: Doyles town. Pa. 

Chanos, Jimmie: Hoytville, O.; Plqua 30- 
Sept . 4. 

Christ Inn. George W.: Glasford, 111., 26-28. 
Coleman Bros.: (Pair) Elmira, TJ. Y. 







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i CHAS. A. LENZ 



"Tho Showman's Insurant o Man " 

41338 INSURANCE EXCHANGE 

CHICACO, ILL. 



Kiddie Rides Wanted 

Will pay cash for the following 
factory-made Kiddie Rides: Baby 

Forris Wheel, 1 0-Car Auto Rido, 
Planes, Swan or Train (either gas 
or electric). Must be in good con- 
dition. All address 
10138 West Jefferson, Detroit, Mich. 



Harry Webb Wants 

CONCESSION HELP for 12 weeks of fairs. 
Blackie Wilson, bolding pot store for you; sdrisn 
“t once. Rehol Mmabcttic, Frankie Cook and 
others I know. Jimmie Bulie, wire Johnny. Tex 
''heeler, can place you. Have 3 2 fairs and 
01*11 until Xrnas week, with possibility of all 
"inter iu Florida. Mussle, If not frozen to tho 
business, come on. H. D. WEBB, Scott Expo. 
Shows. Kingsport. Tfrnn., weok Aug. 23; Knox- 
vlllo, Tcnn., week Aug. 30. 

P.8. : Will buy double SIX CAT JOINT In 
good condition. 



FOR SALE— MERRY-GO-ROUND 

hirty-two-foot Allan HerachA Merry-Go-Round, 
-m be teen (o operation at Sllnger, Wls., Pair, 
UR. 27th to 20th; Plymouth. Wls.. Fair. Sept. 3rd 
> nth: Bearer Dam. Wis., Fair, Scot. 16th to 10th. 
ceds little work, but real buy at 91,200 cash. 

ELLMA\ SHOWS 

MACK HOGE WANTS' 

lum Skillo Agent and capable outside. Join 
/allace Bros.’ Shows, Paris, Term. Good spots 
J follow, including ten Fairs. 

Mid-Way of Mirth Shows 

WA\ T 



WANT 

bremen for Major Rides. 366.00 per week. For 
»le — Super Roll-o-PUnn, $2500.00 cosh, 

VIC HOH W ITZ 

elrolttr Hotel DETROIT, MIOH. 



Colley, J. j,; (Fair) Apache, Okla. 
uouins, Wm. T.: Worililngton. Minn.. 23-25: 
Jackson 26-30. 1 

Conklin: iFulri Toronto, Out., Can.: (Fair) 
Kingston 30-Sept. 3. 11 

Convention: Buffalo, N. Y. 

Crafts 20 Big: Sacramento, Calif., 24-29: (Au- 
dltorlum lot) Oakland 31-Sept. G. 

Craig, Harry: Stamtord. Tex. 

Crescent Am. Co.: Sanford, N. C.; Hamlet 30- 
• Sept. 4. 

Cumberland Valley: Tullahoma, Tenn. 
Cunnlrighum Expo.: Bclialre, O.; (Fair) 

V/oodslleld Sept. 1-3. 

Curl, VV. S.: Addyston. O. 

Johnny J.: Lafayette, Tenn.; Cellna. 
30-Sept. 4. 

Dick's Paramount: Lancaster, Pa. 

Dobson United: Albert Lea, Minn.; St. Paul 
Park sept. 4-0. 

““ - D “ a " 

Dumont: Altoona, Pa.; Cumberland. Md.. 30- 

sept. 4. 

Dyer's Greater: (Fair) Mauston. Wls., 23-26; 
™ c r) f o 0QnllnetQn 27 * 29: < Falr » Boscobel 
oU-bcpt. 2. 

Eddie's Expo,: Knox, Pa. 

Elito Expo.: (Pair) Abilene, Kan.; Junction 
City Sept. 1-5. 

Endy Bros. & Prell's Combined: New Bern 
N. C.; Fayetteville 30-Sept. 4. ’ 

Ellman: (Fair) Janesville, Wis., 23-26; (Fair) 
Sllnger 27-29; (Fair) Plymouth Sept. 3-0; 
(hair) Beaver Dam 16-19. 
rWf* BUver Derby: Barrington, HI.; Dundee 
Sept. 3-6, 

^einhig, Mad Cody: Blakely, Ga.; Balnbrldge 
30-Sept. 4. 

Franks: Macon, Ga. 

Funland Am. Park: Clarksville, Tenn. 

Garden State: Aberdeen, Md.; Essex 30- 
Sept. 4. 

Guy Way: Columbus. Ga. 

weren't United: Austin, Ind., 24-Sept. 2. 

Golden West: (Fair) Zumbrota, Minn., 26-29; 

(Fair) Caledonia Sept. 1-4. 

Grady, Kellie: Hat Creek, Ala. 

Great Lakes Expo.: Gadsden, Ala. 

Great Button: Georgetown, HI.; LawrcncevUle 
30-Sept. 4. 

Groves Greater: Larose, Ln. 

Gruberg Famous: Philadelphia, Pa. 

Happy Attrs.: Frazeysburc, O.; Newcontora- 
toivn 30-Sopl. 4. 

Happyland: (Fair) Caro, Mich.; (Fair) Tra- 
verse City 30-Sept. 4. 1 

Heller's Acme: Newark. N. J.; Passalo 30- 
Sept. 4. 

Hennlcs Bros.: Terre Haute, Ind. 

Hcth. L. J.: (Fair) Alexandria, Tenn.; (Fair) 
Jamestown 30-Scpt 4. 

Hine, H. L.: Granuburg, Wls.; Webster 30- 
Sopt. 4. 

Hoosler Am. Co.: (Pair) Cayuga. Ind., 23-25; 

(Broad Ripple Park) Indianapolis 28-Sept. 0. 
Howard Bros.: (Fair) Athens, O.; (Fair) 
Marlon 30-Scpt. 4. ' 

Hyalite Midway: Franklin, Neb., 22-28; Or- 
leans 27-28; Nelson 30-Scpt. 2. 

Jones oreater: (Pair) Marllnton, W. Va.: 
(Fair) Webster Springs 30-Sept. 4. 

Jones, Johnny J., Expo.: HammoDd. ind. 
Bagasse Am. Co.: Lowell, Mass.; Nashua. N. 
H., 30-Sept. 4. 

Lake State: Oassvlllo, Mich., 21-24; Harbor 
Beach 26-30. 

Lawrcnco Greater: Blackstone, Va. 

Lewis, Art: (20th & Montlcello Ave.) Norfolk, 
Va. 

Liberty United: Charleston, S. O. 

McKee, John: Challee, Mo.; Gideon 30-Sept. 4. 
McMahon: (Fair) Oakland, Neb.. 23-26; (Fair) 
Columbus 30-^opt. 2; Schuyler 4-5. 

Magic Empire: Fordyce, Ark.; Stuttgart 30- 
Sept. 4. 

Marks: Roanoke, Va.; Lynchburg 30-Sept. 4. 
Mid-Way of Mirth: Steelvllle, 111.; Nashville 
30-Sept. 4. 

Midwest: (Pair) Blackfoot, Idaho. 

Moore’s Modern: (Fair) Carrollton, HI. 

Mound City: Elsberry, Mo. 

Omar's Greater: Lake City, Ark. 

Page, J. J.: Corbin. Ky. 

Pan-American: Anderson, Ind. 

Park Am. Co.: Alexandria, La. 

Penn Premier: Carnegie. Pa. 

Pepper's All-State: Rlchlands. Va. 

Pike Am. Co.: Eminence, Mo.; (Fair) Naylor 
23-28. 

Reading: (Fair) Gallatin, Tenn.; (Fair) Co- 
lumbia 30-Sept. 4. 

Reid, King: Ballston Spa, N. Y. 

Reynolds & Wells: (Fair) Kasson, Minn., 23- 
26; Preston 27-29; Marshalltown, la., 30- 
Sept. 3. 

Rogers Greater: (Fair) Bridgeport, HI., 33-37; 

(Fair) Oblong 30-Sept. 3. 

Rogers & Powell: Louisville. Miss. 

Rubin & Cherry Expo.: 8t. Paul, Minn. 

Scott Expo.: (Fair) Kingsport, Tenn.; (Fair) 
Knoxville 30-Scpt. 4. 

Shafer: Kilgore, Tex. 

Shccslcy Midway: Kalamazoo, Mich. 

81ebrand Bros.: Tooele, Utah. 

Skerbcck’s: Iron River, Mich. 

Smith, George Clyde: Johnstown, Pa.; Hunt- 
ingdon 30-Sept. 4. 

Snapp Greater: (Fair) De Perc, Wls.; (Fair) 
Oshkosh 31-Sept. 3. 

Sparks, J. F.: Portsmouth. O. 

Steblar, J. G„ Greater: (Assembly As Devine 
Sts.) Columbia. S. C., 24-31. 

Stephens: Lovilla, la., 26-28. 

Strates. James E.: Rochester, N. Y.; Cortland 
30-Sept. 4. 

Sunflower State: Garden City, Kan.; Great 
Ben d 30-Sept. 4. 

Sunset Am. Co.: (Fair) Montlcello, la.; (Fair) 
Morrison. 111., 30-Sept. 3; (Fair) Kingston 
Mines 4-6. 

TlvolJ Expo.: West Union, Iowa. 

Tom’s Am. Co.: Dothan, Ala. 

United American: Mount Holly, N. J. 

United Expo.: Leesvllle, Ln. 

Virginia Greater: Strasburg, Va.; Bowling 
Green 30-Sept. 4. 

Wade, W. G.: Sandusky, Mich. 

Wallace Bros.: Paris, Tenn. 

Ward, John R.: (Fair) Greenup, HI. 

West Coast Victory: (Fair) Gresham, Ore.; 

Oregon City 31 -Sept. 4. 

Wilson's Famous: Beardstown. HI. 

Wolfe Am. Co.: West Greenville, 3. C.; Waro 
Shoals 30-Scpt. 4, 

World of Mirth: Westbrook, Me. 

World of Pleasure: (Fair) Greenville, Mich., 
26-28: (Fair) Marne 31 -Sept. 3. 

World of Todav: Miami. Okla.; (Fair) Coffey- 
vlUe, Kan , 30-Scpt. 4. 



CIRCUS 

Arthur Bros.: Hermiston. Ore 23- The nolle* 

fc*™. w-2. SSfi 

Dr0S ' : Quinc l'- JJ1-. 24: 

5! “r i JS: 8: 2,i ““**» 

C °,'m p ree nsburg, Pa.. 24; Blairs- 

Gould, Jay: Madison, Wls.. 26-29 
K |''y. A> O & Miller Bros.: Slsseton, S. D., 
; Mllbank .5; Brookings 26; Madison 27-28. 
Mills Bros : Mount Gilead, O.. 24; Marysville 
2* Meehan lesburg 26; Xenia 27; Washlng- 
l o n 9' £ 8, Hllls boro 30; Btunchester 31; 

Brookville Sept. 1; Osborn 2; W. Milton 3; 
Covington 4; Cambridge Oily, Ind. 6 
Polack Bros.: (Orpheum Theater) Los Angeles, 
3 16 ’ * Ico Arena) San Diego Sept. 

Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey: Chi- 
cago. III.. 24-Sept. 4. 

Russell Bros.: Gooding, Idaho. 24: Twin Falls 
25; Burley 26: Brigham. Utah. 27; Ogden 26. 
Sello Bros.: White Plains, N. Y., 23-28. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Burke & Gordon: Huntington. Ind., 23-28. 
Craig, Mystic (Carman) Phlla 23-28; (Towers) 
Camden, N. J., 27-Sept. 1. 

Daniel, B. A.: Peoria, HI., 23-28. 



DeCleo, Harry: Marysville, O., 23-28. 

Felton, King: Sabula, la. 

Green. John C.: Griin-shaw, Alta.. Can.. 25; 

Berwyn 26; Dixouville 27-28; Chinook Val- 
ley 29: Fairvlew 30-31. 

IJpplncott, Mai B. (Fontaine Ferry Park) 
Louisville 23-Sept. 4. 

Long. Leon, with Winstead’s Minstrels: Kin- 
ston. N. C.. 23-28. 

Lucy. Thos. Elmore: St, Louis 25-27; Lake- 
side, O.. Sept. 1. 

Milk) (Ce<lar Pointi Sandusky. O. 

Moore, Harry E., Wild Animal Show: Athens. 
O.. 24-27. 

Pan-American Train Show (wlialc exhibit): 
Provo, Utah, 25; Price 20; Grand Junction, 
Colo., 27-26; Sallda 30. 

Renfro Valley: Downglac, Mich., 2o; Elkhart, 
Ind., 26; Nappance 27; Warsaw 28. 

Rlcton’s Dogs: Huntsville. Ala., 23-28. 

ADDITIONAL ROUTES 

(Too Late for Classification) 

Cunningham, Fairy (Club La Jolla) Tucson, 
Arte. 

Hazard, Hap, & Mary: Camp Chaffee. Ark., 
25-27: Camp Maxey, Tex., 28-30. 

Belmont Bros. (Fain Armada, Mlcli., 27-29. 

La Zellas, Aerial (Fair) Alexandria, Minn., 



ENDY BROS. AND PRELL SHOWS 



WANT 



COMBINED 



Help for Moon Rocket, Semi-Drivers, Canvasmen. 



This Week, NEW BERN, N. C.; Fayetteville, Elisabeth City, N. C.; Lynehburg, 
Va., to follow. 



WANT RIDE HELP 

Can place the following Concessions: Photo Gallery, Scales, Guess- Your-Age, 
Balloon Darts, High Striker, Fish Pond, Duck Pond, String Game, or any legiti- 
mate Concession. We close December 10. Playing Defense Areas and Army 
Camps. Bellamy Park, Wilmington, N. C., to August 31; Hollyridge, Camp 
Davis, September 1. 

R & S 



AMUSEMENTS 



John R. Ward Shows Want 

llldo Man, $30.00 week ns bonus; first class Foreman for Merry-Go-Rouud, Ferris Wheel, Tilt-a-Whlrl. 
Octopus, Rolloplaue and Spitfire. Second Man, $30.00 n week and bonus. Stay out all winter. 
Wire me or come on. Want Colored Performers, Musicians, Plnoo Player for high class Minstrel Show. 
Wnnt Alans ger for Monkey Circus, Girl Show, Snake Show. Will furnish outfit for capable Shows. 
Place a few more Concessions for long string of fairs. Want Truck Mechanic. Also Cnnvasman. Want 
Kumba Dancers and Musicians for Spanish style show. Greenup, III., Fatr this week; then Princeton, 
Ind., Fair and Labor Day Celebration: followed by Southern fairs. Including Blytbevllle, Ark. 



ALL AMERICAN EXPOSITION SHOWS, INC., WANTS 

A Real Showman to take over a beautiful wagon front Glr? Show, also 
Posing Show, Organised Minstrel Show with Band. Want a Merry-Go-Round 
Foreman, Helpers on all Rides, Trainmaster and Helpers and Polora. 
Starting our Southern fairs in two weeks. Address all mail FRANK WEST, 
Alton, III, 



Mad Cody Fleming Shows 

Want few 10-Cent Stock Concessions. Will buy up-to-date Flat Ride and 
Auto Ride. Second Man for Eli; pay sure, no meal tickets. Due to our 
capable General Agent, Dave Davidson, we play first in or factory and 
soldier oavdays and you don’t have to take a bus to go the Post Office. 
Address MAD CODY FLEMINC, Blakely, Ca„ this week. 



WANTED FOR HUNTINGDON COUNTY FAIR 

WEEK OF AUGUST 31 TO SEPTEMBER 4 

Pennv Arcade. Custard, Devil's Bowling Allay, High Striker, Hoopla or any Concession working 
ten cents! Want Tllt-a-Whlrl, Octopus and Ro!l-o-Plane for balance of seasdn. Want 
Monkey Show. War Show, Crime Show or any Show not conflicting with what I have. 

^““‘"cEORGe ' 0 CLYDE SMITH SHOWS 

lohnstown, Pa., this week: Huntingdon. Pa„ 



64 The Billboard 



August 28, 1943 




Ceiling Prices — 4 



FIGHT INFLATION 



Whatever may be the final decisions, or special 
rulings and interpretations of the Office of Price Ad- 
ministration in applying price ceilings to the coin ma- 
chine industry, the central truth is that every member 
of the industry must help fight inflation. 

Government officials in general, and OPA in par- 
ticular, have a difficult and often thankless job in try- 
ing to prevent inflation in all its forms. However 
strong the industry may feel that ceiling prices on used 
machines will work hardships on the industry, it must 
be kept in mind that OPA has all the national prob- 
lems in its lap and cannot give much time to the spe- 
cial problems of a small industry. 

Every member of the industry has a solemn duty 
to help in the general fight against inflation. The gen- 
eral plans in the campaign are now well known and 
have also been given ample publicity in the coin ma- 
chine trade press. The industry has been forward in 
buying War Savings Bonds itself and also in helping 
local selling campaigns. The industry has also ob- 
served the rationing program in keeping with the gen- 
eral standards of business. No line of business has 
given more careful study to keeping the rationing pro- 
grams than the coin machine trade press and the trade 
associations of the industry. 

The application of pripe ceilings to the buying and 
selling of used coin machines, however, raises a num- 
ber of serious questions and the trade is made up of so 
many groups that it is difficult to decide what is best 
for the general future of the industry. When MPR- 
429 was announced to apply price ceilings to used coin 
machines, effective September 1, those who gave the 
order careful study became more and more convinced 
that it would give rise to a number of complications for 
the industry. It is evident that the buying and selling 
of used coin machines has no vital relation to the prob- 
lem of inflation in any manner. 

After reporting the many angles to the question 
of price ceilings on used coin machines, The Billboard 
filed a formal petition with OPA, requesting that the 
buying and selling of used coin machines be exempt 
from MPR-429 and from price ceilings in general. 

The industry has been able to make progress these 
many years because it has been committed to a policy 
of steadily rising prices on its machines. Price ceilings 



will set in motion certain forces that may work in the 
opposite direction. 

High prices are the only legal way to control the 
kind and number of operators in the business. High 
prices mean that capable men enter the operating 
business. Low prices mean that any Tom, Dick and 
Harry can begin operating. 

High prices are a strong discouragement to loca- 
tions buying their own machines. Low prices mean 
wide sales to locations in the long run. 

High prices mean that manufacturers can concen- 
trate on quality of machines instead of volume. High 
prices stave off saturation while low prices and big 
volume mean early saturation and converting the 
trade into a racket. The pin-game field was saved in 
1938 when manufacturers turned to costly payout 
games and cut down volume. Then a manufacturer 
made more by turning out 500 costly games than he 
did by turning out 5,000 low-priced games. That trend 
saved the games field from saturation. The juke box 
field was dangerously near saturation when the war 
began and selling to locations had already began in a 
small way. Manufacturers wisely began to build more 
expensive juke boxes and more expensive auxiliary 
equipment to forestall such a situation. 

In order to preserve the trade it must be commit- 
ted to a policy of high prices and concentration on qual- 
ity machines. High prices, a big export trade and mod- 
erate taxes are the known legal ways to control the fu- 
ture of the industry and keep it going forward. Re- 
move these controls and operators will soon be forced 
to boycotts and other illegal ways of trying to keep the 
industry within bounds. 

The Billboard has always been committed to a 
policy of high prices on machines, a big export trade 
and reasonable taxation. The world-wide circulation 
of The Billboard, before the war, did. more to save the 
industry from saturation than many operators realized. 
Export trade took many used machines out of the coun- 
try which otherwise would have hastened saturation. 
The Billboard will do more than ever after the war to 
build up a big export trade for the industry, and thus 
help operators as well as manufacturers. 

If you read between the lines, you will realize one 
of the big reasons why The Billboard believes in high 
prices on machines and has petitioned the OPA to ex- 
empt used machines from price ceilings. 



August 28 , 1943 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



The Billboard 



ACTION ON PRICE CEILINGS 



Delegates and Petitions 
Plead Ceiling Exemption 

OPA Indicates Sympathetic Ear to Pleas 
LATE OPA NEWS 



some delegates at the meeting. “ _ 

The following members of the coin Richmond Distl’ibs Act 

machine trade were appointed as a 

committee or delegation to appear TI , 

before the OPA in Washington Au- , RICHMOND, Va. — Under the 
gust 19 and ask for exemption from leadership of Harry F. Moseley, 
price ceilings. They are: William prominent distributor .here, a num- 
Marmer, Cincinnati; Al Goldberg, ber of members of the industry made 
Chicago; Henry Wendt, Indiana individual petitions to OPA head- 
State Operators’ Association, In- Quarters in Washington asking that 
dianapolis; Lee Rubinow, New York P r f ce ceilings not be applied to used 
Phonograph Operators’ Association, co1 ” T, 30 , 1 } 65 : 

New York, and Al Blendow, Arcade Probable effects of MPR-429 on the 
Owners’ Association, New York. Un- future of the trade and said they 
less otherwise mentioned, the dele- could not tell just what these might 



WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.— Oe.rg. C. Toomey, of .he Offie. of Price g a tes are well-known distributors. t p^UinS 

imstration, told The Billboard today that OPA had agreed to look further” N° leport had been received at were no t applied to used machines. 

_..ii .■ .at * . ■ . . ... fliis writing nf tho ;ictinn of the * 



Administration, told The Billboard today that OPA had agreed to “look further” No report had been received at 

into coin machine problems that will be caused by MPR-429; but would make tllis f ction of the 

. ,. .. .... . „ . committee in Washington, 

no definite statement as to results of meetings with the committtee formed T . . , . .. , | 

..... . ■ ... ,, # * . . fc. w . It was suggested that a national ! 

earlier in the week at -the Waldorf-A.torl,, New York. Coin MachiS Board oE Trade be 

“There is nothing definite I can say at this time,” Tooncy said, “We want formed at once to represent the trade 



L. A. Operators Report 



LOS ANGELES. — Curley Robin- 
son, managing director, and Arthur 



to look further into it, and wo want to consult with other operators. lust how ^ s , a w ^°* e ’ because many dele- LOS ANGELES. — Curley Robin- 

soon we can act I don't know " Sat ? SP p °^ e!i tf e ldea ? f son, managing director, and Arthur 

we act, eon t know. such a step at this tune it was post- Mohr , attorney lor the Associated 

Tommey declared that at the moment no further meetings with the com- poned. Operators of Los Angeles County, 

i are scheduled. Inc., one of the most influential 

■ Favetfrville Petitions operators’ organizations in the coun- 

'HICAGO, Aug. 21. — The coin machine trade went into action early rar’p thf^'pnHrp nrilp 8 

week in asking the Office of Price Administration to exempt used . cimtTion 0 35 +r tl I/fr>n 1 i < 9 o" 

lines from MPR-429 due to become effective September 1. The Bill- FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.— A group ceiling situation and to MPR-429. 



CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— The coin machine trade went into action early 
this week in asking the Office of Price Administration to exempt used 
machines from MPR-429 due io become effective September 1. The Bill- 



board filed a formal petition with ihe OPA August 13 and published this of distributors here sent individual The^ have also been studying the 
petition as a model for members of the trade io follow generally. petitions to OPA m Washington ask- opinions of leaders in the industry. 

Reports began io come in early in the week that distributors in ln ®, lha f the buying and selling of Attorney Mohr reported recently 
various cities were filing petitions as individual firms. In at least two ““d coin machines be exempt from that he had carefully studied van- 
cities distributors met as a group and decided io file individual petitions P nce cod ‘ n ®h A spokesman for the ous opinions on price ceilings and 
for exemption from price ceilings. The Billboard look this step in filing S r °“P ? a ! d that they were all very how they might affect the industry 
a formal petition in order io gel if on record and to encourage the trade mu ? h , m th ? ■"°yement “ » whole and was not able to 

io take action as soon as possible. Members of the trade who had already ? nd felt that ,™ be ?‘ ^ ‘he advance an opinion at that tune as 
filed petitions said that it was urgent for other firms in ihe trade to file ‘ rade as a , wbol<i lbat used machines to , H ? 

petitions at an early date. They said it was needful that as many petitions ba ““nipt front the celling order, satd there were many ddferences of 
ac hp cpnt to Washinntnn Tt nUc, iiraprl that whprovpr They urged that members of the in- opinion, which indicated that price 

^sThre dLsVmg.Srabo“ s’se^a del^iionTo Wafh^io^ <*>« oitics follow their ce lings might njure the trade in 

a personal plea to OPA that used coin machines bo exempt from price exam ple. (See PRICE CEILINGS on page 67J 

ceilings. Reports early in Ihe week indicated ihat delegations were already - — . . . 

being organized and would be on the way to Washington before the week WSHIBTE AND BLUE TICKET DEALS 

The Billboard suggested ihat the industry plead for exemption from / ,040 RWB TICKET DEAL 

price ceilings because it might set into motion a spiral of falling prices fSU»FrtAI nFFFtt 

which would eventually lead to disruption to the trade. Low prices on ^ wri 

coin machines would be an encouragement to selling to locations and to dozen $<% jr 00 IN DOZEN gross c - ng in gross 

other well-known evils which have always beset the operating business lots OO* lots only lots y 4UU’ LOTS 0NLY 

in a small way. The trade has been built upon a policy of encouraging less than dozen, ss.bo eaoh. 

high quality and high prices on all types of machines. Can Mak0 8hlpn,onls - conditions Being so unusual wa sun win Not Bo undersold. 

Manufacturers, distributors and operators here were keeping close Ilf If f AHC III HCIIIVC ’ 1902 N. THIRD ST. 

watch on developments in the price-ceiling situation and gathering reports W I Mil Na | W UlLUAl LUKr. miiwaiikpp wic 

at trade aciion in olher ceniers. " “ 1 MILWAUKEE, WIS. 

It was reliably reported that the National Automatic Merchandising 

Association notified olher divisions of ihe trade that it would speak for ci dk rsn Cl 

itself before Ihe OPA and did not want any other group or delegation 3 JL 3 

to represent itself as speaking for ihe vending machine trade. The NAMA 1 Mills Futurifv (Factory Rebuilt) , I 2 Pace Comets, Ad Stars, 5e. Each. .$ 59.50 

is an organization chiefly of large operating firms and some vending 1 Cherry, lOc ................ .$300.00 i Pace Comet, Blue Front, lOe 70.00 

machine manufacturers. It has been ■ 280.00 ’ E™ '3V' 1 K' S ‘ ” « 

very influential in speaking for iho 5 Mills Skyscrapers, 5c. Each 62.5° I f |«™i n 5c' ' ' ' 30 00 

vending machine trade in many legal tendance were distributors, but there z Mjjjs Ye d nd "*> ^ Each Jioo 4 1*"" 1 "** Little Dukes, ic. Each!!! nlso 

and tax situations in the past. was a small representation of opera- i Mills War Eagle, Light Cab., 3-Vi»ay 90.00 2 jc nnin gs Duchess, 5c. Each 40.00 



and felt that it was best for the advance an opinion at that time as 
trade as a whole that used machines to what the effects might be. He 
be exempt from the ceiling order, said there were many differences of 
They urged that members of the in- opinion, which indicated that price 
dustry in other cities follow their ceilings might injure the trade in 
example. (See PRICE CEILINGS on page 67) 

RED, WHITE AND BLUE TICKET DEALS 



2040 RWB TICKET DEAL 

SPECIAL OFFER 



$400' 



can rnako immcdiaio snipmonis. conditions Being So Unusual W< 

WISCONSIN DELUXE CbRP. 



Still Will Not Bs Undersold. 

1902 N. THIRD ST. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



SLOTS 



was a small representation of opera- l Mills War Eagle', Llght a Cab., 3-5' Pay 90.00 I 2 Jennings Duchess, 5c. Each 40.00 



MILLER VENDING COMPANY 

615 LYONS STREET, N. E. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 

I (Phonographs) WIIILE THEY LAST (Slots & Free Plays) 



The Auiomalic Phonograph Manu- t and one or two manufacturers 2 Mills Free Play Vendors, 5e. Each., eoioo 2 Walling Treasures, 5c. Each 70.00 

faciurers* Associalion here an- ^rs, ana one or iwo manuiaotureib 3 M „, s B | ue & CoId Ves t Pocket, 5e. 1 Walling Blue Seal, 25e 45.00 

nan that it had wer 2 represented unofficially. Each 43.50 1 Watling Blue Seal, 5c 37.50 

nounced a few days ago Ihat It naa L. . . f x , 2 Mills Chrome Vest Pockets, 5c. Each 65.00 I 1 Watling Rol-a.Top. 5c 69.50 

made no decision on the price-ceil- This group spent most of two days Terms: Vi Certified Deposit, Balance c. o. d. 

ing problem because ihe association discussing what were the best plans kill I CD \/CklDlkl^ ^AUD A WJV 

represented manufacturers, and they and arguments to present to OPA in /V* ILLClV YElNJ^IlN^J L<v fVI l An I 

did not deal in used machines. _ asking for exemption on MPR-429. g, 5 LYONS STREET, N. E. CRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 

Distributors in Chicago were vi- In that time many opinions were — ■ ■ ■ ■■ - 

tally interested in the price-ceiling expressed. Most of the members in r-r - “ 

order and while no formal meeting attendance strongly urged that a (Phonographs) WIIILE THEY LAST (Slots & Eree Plays) 
was called, they discussed the price- delegation be sent to Washington at && ^!° r . W*o dL^pT Locatlon 

ceiling situation freely and also had once and that urgent pleas be made wuriitzoreid, with Packard Remotaand with stand ........ ...... — 9 05.00 

attorneys studying ihe problem. No to OPA to exempt buying and selling uriiwrWa'* wiui s?and . . . . 90.00 

official delegation from Chicago of used machines from MPR-429. Lightup cabinet sPEoiAi? 9 pm ball" off'er^ Play Sl ° 1 ' wlth 8 t and - 95 00 

was appointed, but it was reliably • question of forming a national paradise, vacation, Topper, _ Big Town Spend Demon, Bally Beauty, All 81x Games S10O.OO 

reported that one or Iwo distributors or g aniza t lo n of some kind to repre- . , . W nnn MITkir’rn' “"aSSl”!? Sv MIvn.1 FI.-, 

and an attorney representing dis- sent t h e coin rrtachine industry was w> wowl) WUS1C C() t i * 53 18th " Iia mi » ria - 

Iributors v/ent io Washington to con- i n j e eted into the discussions, but this 

fer with OPA and urgently request proposal met strong opposition from 

ihat used machines be exempt from ^ 

price ceilings. I 

• OPA Willing to Discuss 
MPR-429 With Trade 



NEW YORK.— The most important 
meeting for the discussion of price 
ceilings on used machines yet re- 
ported was held in New York Au- 
gust 16 and 17. This meeting was 
called by Bill Gersh, and an attend- 
ance of about 35 to 40 people was 
reported. Most of the men in at- 



WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. — Willing- 
ness of OPA to discuss problems ar- 
riving out of MPR-429 wltb operators 
was emphasized by George C. Toomey, 
here today In a statement to The Bill- 
board. He declared OPA's intention 
of further discussion with operators 
and willingness to work further with 
them. 



Llghtup Cabinet 09. GO I Jennlngy 5t, Free Play Slot, with Stand. 95.00 

SPECIAL PIN BALL OFFER 

Paradise, Vacation, Topper, Big Town, Spend Demon, Bally Beauty, All Six Games Si 00.00 

Terms: 1 /2 Cash With Order, Balance C.O.D. 

W. A. WOOD MUSIC CO., 2253 N. IV. 18th St.. Miami, Fla. 



ANOTHER WEEK 

NEARER VICTORY! 

... - HELP BRING IT CLOSER— BUY MORE WAR BONDS 

-ClS* 

INTERNATIONAL MUTOSCOPE CORPORATION 

PMiny Aroedo Headquarters Since 1895. 

Manufooturcrs of Photomatlc and Other Famous Coin Operated Equipment. 

44-01 ELEVENTH STREET LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK 







The Billboard 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



August 28, 1943 



South Texas Machines Yield 



Arkansas Revenue 



$274,450 in F ederal Revenue 



Number of gaming machines reduced by nearly half — 

location shifts laid to gas rationing and other wartime 

factors — amusement macliines expected to swell total 



AUSTIN Tex Aug 21.— Coin machine revenue of the South Texas federal col- 
lection district already totals $274,450 for the 1943-’44 payment period despite a re- 
duction of nearly 50 per cent in the number of gaming devices on which the fedeiai 
tax payments were made. The doubled tax on gaming machines, of course, con- 
tributed the major portion of the current total for this district one of two In 
the Lone Star State.’ The $100-a-ycar payment was made on 2.031 machines the 
government classes as gaming devices for a revenue total of $203,100. For the 

1042-'43 tax payment period taxes at — 

the rate of $50 a year were paid on 4,176 - ■ ~~ 

gaming machines, but It must be borne payment period. But the 1943-'44 total 
In mind that location shifts due to gaso- already is 7,136 for tax revenue totaling 
line rationing and other factors con- $71,350, and no doubt additional pay- 
trlbuted to this total thruout the year, ments due partly to location changes 
particularly in the first half of 1943 will Increase the monetary total to well 
when there was a marked movement of over the 1942-'43 figure, collection om- 
amusement machines of all types from cials said. 

rural and suburban to urban areas and Likewise, additional $100-a-year pay- 
from non-military and non-war work ments (or proportionate amounts 
sectors to cities and locations where thereof) are expected In the coming 
servicemen and war workers congregated months, when operators — cautious now 
during their off-hours. In other words, about locations because of the higher 
the same machine was taxed twice or taxes — place their machines where they 
more in most instances where Its loca- vrtll bring in the most revenue, 
tlon was changed. Tire recent gasoline ration reduction 

Hie same was true of other amuse- for Texas and other Southwestern States- 
ment devices, particularly juke boxes likely will see a further shifting of ma- 
which have been getting a huge play in chines from outlying areas to more cen- 
thls military camp-studded area. Each tral locations, 
month during the later months of the 



LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 21.— -The State 
Revenue Department reported that cigarette 
and sales taxes set a record for any July 
when totals were calculated for the seventh 
month this year. Tho coin machine trade 
has watched with great interest tho month- 
to-month collections of revenue from the 
State license on coin machines of all types. 
The State has one of the most favorable 
licenses In the country; and It has, there- 
fore, been used as a test of whether the 
federal tax on coin machines will bring 
about a decrease in revenue for States and 
cities. 

In July, 1943, Arkansas collected $22,332 
from coin machines in the State. In July 
a year ago the State collected $28,865. 
Thus July shows a decrease in State rev- 
enue from coin machines. Tho revenue 
from machines has been decreasing for the 
past several months and Is regarded as an 
indication that the federal tax Is decreasing 
(he number of machines In operation. 



Government Plans 
To Set Aside Beer 
For Armed Forces 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— Fifteen per cent 
of all beer brewed in the United States 
must be 6Ct aside for the armed forces 
effective tomorrow, according to an on 
dcr Issued by the Food Distribution Ad. 
ministration. The order stipulates that ( 
tho beer must have an alcoholic content 
of 3.2 per cent or less. 

The FDA also continued In effect ai 
War Production Board order of last! 
March 1 reducing tho amount of malt 1 
available to brewers by 7 per cent. 1 

The government order setting aside IS I * 
per cent of the nation's beer for the) 1 
amed forces will mean about 9,000,000 1 s 
barrels of beer a year for the armed I * 
forces, a brewing industry representative '■ 
estimated. I 1 



Popular Salesboard 
Man Starts Own Biz 



Philadelphia Distributor Is* ! 
Well Represented in Army : ‘ 



1942-‘43 collection period showed a gain 
in tho number of amusement machines 
on which federal taxes were paid Into 
South Texas revenue district coffers. 



DETROIT, Aug. 21. — Sol Boesky, for- 
merly a partner in S. & B. Coin Machine 



Thus the $10-a-yenr juke boxes, pin- Company, operating amusement games 
ball machines and other amusement dc- with Oscar A. Sherman, now retired, Is 
vises classed by the government as non- operating under the name of Banner 
gambling rose to a total of 8,425 on the Novelty Company, with headquarters at 
collection district’s books In the 1942-’43 6109 Trumbull Avenue. 



CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Manny Getter- 
man, well known In the salesboard trade 
for many years, has recently started bis 
own business here In Chicago. The new 
firm Is located at 430 North Michigan, 
and business has shown a good pick-up 
from the start. Gettcrman says ho 
would like to hear from his many friends 
In the Industry and will welcome them 
at his place of business when they come 
to Chicago. 

The firm carries a wide variety of 
boards and also a big line of merchan- 
dise for making deals. The firm will cell 
to operators and jobbers. 



PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.— Harry Block, 
head of the Block Marble Company, dis. 1 
tributors of amusement machines and I 
accessories, Is taking moro than a per- 1 
sonal interest in all efforts on the home! 
front In behalf of the war effort. With} 
a son and son-in-law In tho armed forces l 
serving overseas, Block has disclosed for 
the first time their Identities. His son, 
Byron Block, Is a first lieutenant In army 
stationed in Persia. And his son-in- 
law Is Major Bltman, serving the army 
somewhere In Hawaii. His son-in-law 1b, 
perhaps, the youngest officer of that rank 
In the service. A physician In civilian 
life, Major Bltman Is only 28 years 
of age. 



Coinmen Non-Deferrable . . . 



4 8k* Flghtero. Ea. 

3 Ace Bomber*. Ea. 

2 DrUnroblli-i. E a 

1 SccSufO Rayolltt, 

5 Rapid Fife. Ca 

1 Print**! Esmeralda <<lke Grand. 

mother’i Prediction with moving 



■ARCADE EQUIPMENT* 



.$328.00 1 Hl-Strlkor $100.00 

. 326.00 1 Skill Derby 124.50 

. 300.00 1 Set K-O Fighters 165.00 ! 

75.00 MUSIC MACHINES 

. 200.00 10 SocbuNJ Envoy ESRC. En $325.00 I 

1 Rockola Super with Dlalatune and 
Adaptor 189.50 



0 Chicken 6am. Ea. 110.00 I 1 Steburg Royal . 



4 Chicken Sam (converted to Jap 4 Seoburg Crown. ”t 

and Hiller). Ea 139.50 1 Seefaurg Crown, E 

4 Socburg Parachulet. Ea 134.50 7 WurllUer 616. E 

2 Rockola World Serlei. Ea. 85.00 3 Wurlltior Oounter 

10 Drop Picture Machine* (with full SPECIAL8 FOR 

let pleturoil. Ea. . .. 19.50 5 Lawn Model Pam 

21 Mutoscopa Picture (machine* With 27 1999 Seeburg Wu 



1 Bally Racer 

1 Bally Alley 

4 Gr«nd*aihec Striking Clock. Ea. . 



139.50 1 Sceburg Crown, ESRC 239.50 

134.50 7 Wurlllter 616. Ea. 72.50 

85.00 3 Wurlllice Oounter Models, "61. Ea. 69.50 

SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK ONLY 

19.50 5 Latett Model Panoramr. Ea $275.00 

27 1939 Sooburg Wirelcst Boxes with 

29.50 Motal Covers. Ea 7.50 

150.00 14 Seebura Playboys. Ea 29.50 

85.00 1 Amplifier with Tubes for Envoy . . . 125.00 

86.00 1 Amplifier with Tubes for HI Tone . . 150.00 

29.50 23 Wurlltier =320 Wall Boxes. Ea. . . 24.50 

125.00 4 Wireless Speak Organ. En 39.50 



9 Battery Practice ( IMett model ) . Ca. 95.00 CONSOLES 

4 8trlklng Clock. Ea 100 00 4 Jennings Good L.ck. Ea $ 25.00 

2 Mills Punching Bags. Ea 135.001 3 Jungle Camp. Ea 3930 

Tormi: Certlflod Degoilt 50% With Order, Balance Sight Draft. 



«rmt: Certlflod Depotlt 50% With Order, Balance Sight Draft.' 

BELL COIN MACHINE EXCEL 



CHICAGO, Aug. 21.— Newspapers recently published the revised rules 
issued by the War Man-Power Commission to reclassify occupations for the 
new draft program beginning October 1. The alphabetical list of non- 
deferrable occupations and activities was attached to the order, and in this 
list the amusement machine trade was next to the top. The liquor trade 
came first and then amusement machines were named. 

The order explained that this covered men in plants and all the serv- 
ices for juke boxes, pinball games, slot machines, arcades and so on. No 
reference was made to the vending machine division of the trade. It is f 
taken for granted that men employed in coin machine factories that are 
producing war goods will not be affected by the new regulations. 

The new rules will mean that fathers of draft age working in the coin ( 
machine trade will be among the first to be inducted after October 1 when 
fathers come up for induction. None of these coin machine occupations 
were on the old draft list which is now replaced by this new one. 



SKILL AMUSEMENT (0. 



Free Play Citations . . . 



1737 Chester Ave. 



Cleveland* Ohio 



14 JUMBO PARADES (Cash 2 TEN STRIKES $ 65.00 

Payout) $80.00 2 SHOOT THE CHUTES 125.00 

1 COMPULSORY SKILL 60.00 2 WESTERN BASEBALLS 75.00 

S SARATOGA PACES 70.00 t HOCKEY 185.00 

2 STAHCO BELLS 60.00 6 POKERINOS 110.00 

t BALLY BELLS 60.00 1 3 COLUMBIA BELLS 50.00 



Thru the courtesy of Curley Robinson and Arthur Mohr, of the Asso- 
ciated Operators of ‘Los Angeles County, Inc., California, we have the fol- 
lowing list of legal citations in important court decisions favorable to free- 
play pinball games. Operators and distributors should keep this list filed 
as important reference material to furnish to attorneys representing them 
in any case involving free-play pinball games. 

1. Citation for the favorable decision by the Kansas State Supreme 
Court is State vs. Waite (Kansas) 131 P. (2) 708. 

2. Citation for the Pennsylvania Court of Appeals decision is Wigton 
(Penna.) 30 Atl. (2) 352. 

3. Citation for California Court of Appeals decision is 59 A. C. A. 306. 

4. There are two other decisions which may also be helpful, and the 
citations are as follows: 124 Fed. (2) 725; and 16 AtL (2) 656. 



RED, WHITE AND BLUE 

Universal's Original Jar- O Deals 



California Free Play Ruling 



All sixes, $39.00 per dozen; $350.00 per gross. Prompt shipment. We 
have a largo supply of Money Boards and other Tickets. Write us for prices. 
25 per cent deposit with order, balance C. O. D. 



217 West 9th Street 



FRIEDMAN-KLEIN SALES (0. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21 — -The California Supreme Court in its 
session August 16 refused to review the decision of the District Court of 
Appeals on free-play pinball games. The decision of the high court in its 
refusal to hear the case has the effect of letting the Court of Appeals 
decision stand. In other words the decision of the District Court favorable 
to free-play pinball games stands as one of the most favorable decisions 
yet given on the subject, and it becomes an important precedent in the 
State of California and for the nation. Much credit goes to the Associated 
Operators of Los Angeles County and its leaders who put so much time, 
money and effort into winning the decision. The decision was published 
in full in The Billboard July 31, page 99. The citation for this important 
decision is 59 A. C. A. 306. 




August 28 y 1943 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



The Billboard 67 



! BBS ffla ®pi& M Phonograph Earnings Mechanics C(l7l Bs Tax Reaction 

■B ^8 Em Bit hMH Much attention has been Invited recently Had, But the Army Many Industry reports have been made I 

ll ail™ gj>s8 r-1 IMc«a PlB BB to news reports in the papers and trade J by coin machine firms on tho effects the 

publications about the earnings of juke If' ftTI f® 'T'7l£>Vn T 1 /!/! f federal tax and local taxes arc having on 

boxes. Certain trade publications arc pub- " *-*'■•'*'0 X J. Ul/« the opOMflon of amusement machines. 

! */y 17* ftl llshing stories of exaggerated earnings In To tho Editor: An interesting report made in June on 

SB a |\ dfry^j * order to do injury to the juke box trade. This Item may interest you. Some ,hc changes in two neighboring cities con- 

' y. Vi I Ono of these stories mentioned that juke operators are crying because of the diffi- fained the following information: “Re- 

boxes in a Western city wore earning as CUity la obtaining mechanics that have garding counter machines, there were over 

much as $50 per day, which is a physical had experience. 600 operating in our city, and practically 

1 By BEN SMITH and BOB SEIDEL impossibility. The American Sales Company of this every one of theso has boon driven out of 

One of our readers reecnfly called our City Just employed a mechanic With the business by the federal tax. Regarding 

Something Has Been Added attention to such great exaggerations and following background: Twelve years' ex- one-ball payouts, it is likely that the $100 

* SnmrthtntT y, made the following comment: pcrlence as a radio onglneer after gradu- fee will eliminate only about 10 per cent 

’I ™ in..,*.;!!,, • added to “Tho average record requires approxi- a ting with a degree from the School Of of the machines; that Is about what we 

' ti„ ' en ! e J?. machine ^tely three minutes to play on a juke Engineering of Milwaukee. Pour of the expect to do with our route. 

r™ „ 3 Lw in »P** . box - Therefore, fhc maximum number of 12 y ea » were Ailed With experience on “In one of the cities in which 1 operate, 

' plays which could be obtained from a aIJ t >’P es of coin-controlled equipment. the federal collectors accepted $10 on free 

i T , , i boie J ked In >hc of » hoo, would Tbe last yo.r »nd „ hall was spent os an pip, owohl.o, up until lit wlok. Thu. 

I C i°nM rU I ,a,me ” ts * have bee p bo 20 records, and this would bo reduced engineer In the Office of the Chief Signal they went around and forced the locations 

»£ *?, louicwhat t. allow to. He ,,„,d ahaam. Washington D. O. .. a 5 S 0 ta, pfa, paa.IHa. aad g„. 

They are partlcutariy partial to music ThI „ yau aan soa would ptoduaa a His employment Is going to be short. nQ arad n on tho 510 a i, aady , a | d . In ... 

, X. .nX or tbrfr ™,“? m ° 2 ma.ia.ua, latak. ul oao d.lla, pc, hou,. >»w 0 *»r, ^ because he Is only -milug In a a , tha „ al ,i a! hav ,„ g ,,0,000 p.p.l.llan, 

tre. f™, to -fit J i, , r Thur.lo,., It would be luachauicll, la,. M« employment and 1,1s ih„o a „ 5S0 pi , ban gamas . , ha 

they come in with cash In hand and se- pc „ lb(e fa, a phoaog.aph ta take ia £50 bKtoctlon into the United StateB Army. ai(y b avinB 300,000 populatioa, thee arc 

; led the most gaudy machines. Color la ■* M _ g . . . This man has requested Induction and * 00 q D inhiil » n d the eitv itself e«t 

tar more Important to them than work- 'lL a " s ° h “P“ to b « assigned to the Air °, P s, 0 1 5,T, t,. 2 ' 

lag condition, and In some oases, in or- a T j! Transport Command as a. radio operator. >*»• 

Wto stay within the price range they d " .. bl This assignment will be requested lor 

l want to spend, they have the mechanise ( P " .i I nl u, ,?" h,no ra " him b y the chief of the branch, It Is un- erators of small war plants, 

removed. Gypslum language Is going constantly the full 24 hours. derstood. We wish him luck. Johnson and Leo T Crowlev alien 

to be a popular study among coinmen " ~ 1 This man’s name Is Kenneth R. Poore. nrOD€1 -t v rustodl in worked out details 

f if 1,115 busIness continues. family dicovered that Charlie Aronson's th^count^ Plants! 01 the plan Ior P lacln B the patents at 

On Card family (Brooklyn Amusement) was of the counl 7« vnura P the disposal of the small plants. 

When the short lived but highly dan- spending tho summer at the same moun- 9 n tl P Mianre11r.il* U P to now onl y the larger firms have 

gerous riot flared in Harlem recently, T^ln. resort. He met Charlie there too. '• P • reviewed available alien patents and 

one of New York’s best known coinmen, N ew Firm ~ kava applied for non-exclusivc licenses, 

/and a Brooklynite at that, was Johnny Etreb Sales Company has entered the 40.000 Alien Patents Now Johnson urged the small plants to take 
on the spot and right in the thick of coin-operated ffeld with a new cement . .in # ___ advantage of the opportunity to obtain 

things from the start. Willie Blatt, Su- that it claims Is fully guaranteed to re- Available for War Plants such licenses and suggested that they 

premc Enterprises, as a first-class private pair broken plastic parts. Firm officials apply to the office of the custodian for 

ir. the City Patrol Corps, went on a four- a rc convinced that Stik-Tlte, name for WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. — Brig. Gen. an Index of the patents which will en- 

; hour night hitch for 10 days and went this new cement, will fill a need that Hubert W. Johnson, chairman of the able them to select such patents as may 



r readers recently called 1 



attention to such great exaggerations and I following background : Twelve years' ex- 



madc the following comment: 

“The average record requires approxi- 
mately three minutes to play on a juke 
box. Therefore, the maximum number of 
plays which could be obtained from a 
phonograph In the courso of an hour would 



pcrlence as a radio onglneer after gradu- 
ating with a degree from the School of 
Engineering of Milwaukee. Four of the 
12 years were Ailed with experience on 
all types of coin-con trolled equipment. 
The last year and a half was spent as an 



bo 20 records, and this would bo reduced engineer in the Office of the Chief Signal they went around and forced t 

somewhat to allow for tho record changes. Officer. Washington, D. C. to pay a $50 tax plus penaltii 

This, as you can see, would produce a , Hts employment is going to be short, n0 credit on tho $10 already p, 

maximum intake of ono dollar per hour. however, because he Is only “filling In a 0 f these cities having 140,000 

Therefore, it would bo mechanically Im- e ™P , 0 ^ U 1 o lll i an <* ,lla there aro 550 pinball games. I 

possible for a phonograph to take in $50 H** U “ iled , States Army. eityi having 30 o,000 populate 

per day, even tho It usod a dime slot In- ™ S ^ R ?. d 3 * 000 P inbal1 8 amcs and ^ 

i-*f °< <*-*•»<» <‘rr: "-vf * 

maximum with a hvc-cent slot would be Thls assignment Will be requested for 

rnncMnMv tho mach,nc ,an him by the chief of the branch. It Is un- erators of small war plants, 

constantly tho full 24 hours. derstood. We Wish him luck. Johnson and Leo T On 

This man's name is Kenneth R. Poore. TO ni-kPri 



$25 per day, even tho the machine ran 
constantly tho full 24 hours.” 



Tax Reaction 

Many Industry reports have been made 
by coin machine firms on tho effoets the 
fudcral tax and local taxes arc having on 
the operation of amusemont machines. 

An interesting report made In June on 
the changes In two neighboring cities con- 
tained the following information: “Re- 

garding counter machines, there wore over 
600 oporating in our city, and practically 
every one of those has been driven out of 
business by the federal tax. Regarding 
one-ball payouts, it is likely that the $100 
fee will eliminate only about 10 per cent 
of fhc machines; that is about what wc 
expect to do with our route. 

"In one of the cities In which I operate, 
the federal collectors accepted $10 on free 
play machines up until last week. Then 
they went around and forced the locations 
to pay a $50 tax plus penalties and gave 
no credit on tho $10 already paid. In one 
of these cities having 140,000 population, 
there aro 550 pinball games. In the other 
city, having 300,000 population, there are 
3,000 pinball games and the city itself col- 
lects a $ 10 -a-year fax.” 



I 1 This man's name Is Kenneih R. Poore. w orkS°oi7'detalls 

family dicovered that Charlie Aronson's ^t^TOimt^^Res^ord^mcVblant^ 01 the plan Ior P laclu °’ th0 P^ents at 
family (Brooklyn Amusement) was of tbe counlr J“ Sfv vours P the ^posal of the small plants. 



Very truly yours, 

H. L. E. a Minneapolis. 



Up to now only the larger firms have 
reviewed available alien patents and 
have applied for non-exclusivc licenses. 
Johnson urged the small plants to take 
advantage of the opportunity to obtain 
such licenses and suggested that they 
apply to the office of the custodian for 



back to patrol the home borough only operators have been looking for. 

when the situation in Harlem was con- 

ddered well finder control. n • Y» . | p 



Smaller War Plants Corporation, has an- Interest them. 

nounccd that about 40,000 enemy pat- “Issue of the patent papers, drawings 
ents and patent applications, seized as and specifications by the custodian will 
the result of the war, and now In the enable the applicant to determine. In 
possession of the alien property custo- his own plant, the value to him of those 



ST I K-T I T E 

For Phonograph Plastic Paris F 



Stik-Tite is a new cement that now makes it pos- ' 
sible to form an Unbreakable Mended Joint on broken 
Phonograph Plastic Parts. 



auerea well under control. r> • n „ -i /1 I ents ana patent applications, seized as ana specifications by tne 

li B . .. 1 . Ulismess Iteporiea Uooa the result of the war, and now in the enable the applicant to 

After a leave of absence which lasted At Pennsylvania Resorts *2? ♦° USt °" * 

for 14 months, Roslyn Nelson is back PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.— The Penn- d ' h VC b m de ava,lable to °P" available, Johnson said, 
again at her desk in the Louis H. Cantor sylvunla mountain and lake resorts, al- 

office. She is happy to be back and ways representing major locations for 

says it Is nice meeting once more her amusement and music machine opera- ■ ■ ar ■■■ ■ ■W* PM gi 

many friends. tors, os well as arcade operators, loom I I ■ ■ I 

Additional Quarters bl 6 *U» J»“- Notwithstanding travel J I 1 |V “ I I 1 E C 

Business has been developing at such r^stiictlons* many Pennsylvania vacation 

! a pace for Ben Horowitz, Albena Sales resorts are doing a turn-away business, «. HL HI ir(!r Divlr 

; Company, that he has been forced to according to a report issued last week fOl KnUflOQldCn FldSIlC rallS 

take an additional store Just up the ave- b y the Pennsylvania Stato Commerce ” i 

( nue to handle the overflow of equip- Department. Hotels ln ^st^rn Pcnnsyl- Stik-Tite is a new cement that now makes It pos- NoC O D 
f ment. New store is much larger than vanias Pocono Mountains have an ... , M , a .. . ... . _ full rash 

the original quarters and both will he unusually heavy registration, said J. Her- s.ble to form an Unbreakable Mended Joint on broken 

retained by Ben to give even more ef- bef t Walker, director of the State Tour- Phonograph Plastic Parts. enough S 

flclent service to his customers. 1st and Information Bureau, adding that repair doxi 

some are "refusing further reservations This formula contains ingredients that are AA.1 on *'c par**- 

Ike and Bessie (Economy) Berman, ^walker wh^M^tha^al^ the major priority. We are permitted to sell what we have than pays 

don’t believe In the much-touted slogan: resorta ar * c do w ^ land-office trade this on hand. C05t - 

'No news is good news/' No news from SUmme r, predicted also that the OPA's . linmv „„„ 

their son Jack would he altogether too p ermlssl ’ 0 ^ to uae gasoline for vacation SUPPLY LIMITED— FIRST COME, FIRST SEl 

much for them. They heard from Sailor £ ri where alternate transportation Is 

Jack the other day from somewhere on la c klng( probably will attract many ad- Vi Deposit With Order, Balance C. O. D., F. O. B. New 

, tonttnu. tom ” jSSThS to.™ tx,l u „V. ly Dt.t.ftretsd by 

tod » iST In toe Invasion of Slcly. t V toe' =2 ETREB SALES CO '"n E W Ymi 

Moved .pent by vacationists In Pennsylv.nl, In 1 *» ** WW ' NEW TORI 

Phil Mason, Bell coin Machine Com- 1941, the last year surveyed. ^■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■IMKKHKKnKHKHK 

’ pauy, has moved his business from New- — — 

ark, N. J., to 411 North Board Street, PRIf’l? {"FIT INTS 

MTS.^qner.™ Phu (5>n«»««d /™» fw *« CLOSE 01)1 SALE Of OVERHAULED AND REFIHISHED ARCADE 



No C. O. D. charges on 
full cash with order. 
Each unit contains 
enough Stik-Tite to 
repair dozens of plas- 
tic parts. Tho first 
plastic repaired more 
than pays for the unit 
cost. 



This formula contains ingredients that are AA.1 on ** c P arts - , Th ? fi 
... , . ... . plastic repaired m 

priority. We are permitted to sell what we have than pays for the u 
on hand c °‘'- 

SUPPLY LIMIT ED—PUIST COME, FIRST SERVED 

T /i Deposit With Order, Balance C. O. D., F. 0. B. Now York. 
exclusively Distributed! by 



ETREB SALES CO. 



147 W. 42ND STREET 
NEW YORK. N. Y. 



Parts Department 

Runyon Sales Company is going Into 



(Continued from page 65) 
some very definite ways. Mohr said 
that after studying the official order 



(LOSE OUT SHE OF OVERHAULED AND REFINISHED ARCADE MACHINES 



the parts business in a big way. Firm wa s not able to advance an opin- 
has Just given that department 5,000 ion as to how it would be officially 
more square feet. Barney Sugarman interpreted or applied to the indus- 
spent some time with Sam Stern, Key- try. He said it was very important 



spent some time with Sam Stern, Key- try. He said it was very important 
stone Vending, Philadelphia, last week, as to how distributors and operators 
Vacation would be classified under the order. 

Jack Llpltz, General Coin Machine, r— — — — — — — — — — — , 

Philadelphia, on vacation. Probably c f T nil j s A sen Aofa 

spending It near Butler, Fa., where hts L,oms /VS811, AClS 

soldier son is stationed. Ed (Boss) Cas- ■ — ■ ■■■ - • 

noft just came back from his vacation at ST. LOUIS. — Distributors and 
Camp Tamlnent. Reports New York girls members of the trade here have 
arc very nice. taken very active interest in the 

Active Again price-ceiling situation. Ben Axelrod, 

Dave Simon, Simon Sales, Inc., Is now president of the Missouri Amuse- 
set to again lake an active role In the ment Machine Association, went to 
coin machine field. His direct connec- the New York meeting August 16 as 
tion with the industry seemed to be a delegate from the association. Dis- 
savored for tbe duration soma tone ago tribute here have been discussing , 
When lie made preparations to enter the var : nilB -marine of the nrir-p noilin^ 
army. At the proverbial last minute the v .® nobs an 6les Ot the price-ceuing 
ruling name thru on men over age 38 situation and strongly favor sending 
and he was not inducted. His new office delegations to W asnmgton to plead 
Is located at 152 W. 42d Street. for exemption from the order. The 

association expects to call a meeting 
_ .. . .. Hurino thp wppW nf Aiitftnsf M tn hpar 



1 Baker Sky Pilot 1 179.60 

6 Ororlchen 8klll Jumna With beta. 44.60 Ea. 

1 Gottlieb Skto Ballette 49.60 

2'EYani Ten Strikes 40.60 Ea. 

-.1 Alins Base Ball Machlno 78.60 

4 Rockola World Series 99.60 Ea. 

4 Seeburo Hockeys 69.60 Ea. 

1 Test Pilot, llko now 178.60- 

1 Exhibit Striking Power 89.60 

1 Exhibit Bowling 79.60 

1 Exhibit Motor Rocer, 2 Player. . . 99.60 - 

1 Scientific 8ke« Jump 69.50 

1 International Hurdle Hop 49.60 

1 Chaster Pollard Golf 89.50 

4 Keeney Anti-Aircraft Qunx 68.60 Ea. 

20 Exhibit Phatoicopea, Large 

Frames, like new 17.50 Ea. 

6 Century A International Hand 

Oporntcd Crane* 39.60 Ea. 



. $1 94.50 Ea, | 1 Exhibit Happy Feet 9 69.60 



1 Chicago Coin Hockey 190.60 

1 Evani-Tommy Gun 169.60 

2 Texas Leaguers 37.60 Ea. 

6 Rockola Counter Model Music 

Machines 69.50 Ea. 

1 Rayollto Monkey-Dodging Gun . . 79.60 

26 Muloscopo Largo 8lie Steal Picture 
Machines with Anglo Iren Bases; 

1 Reel Pictures Incl. 39.50 Ea. 

20 Gottlieb 3-Way Grippers 10.60 Ea. 

20 Two-Cent 8lots, Penny side by side, 

new 7.50 Ea. 

Roorers Metal Printing Tape. Full 

rolls only. Per lb 6.00 

200 A.B.T. Used Nlcklo and Penny Coin 

8 loti, not leu than 10 SO Ee. 

8 Scientific X-Rey-Pokers 79.60 El. 

1 Gonco Crack-Shot Rayollte Revolver; 

ihoota animals In gloss caso 90,60 



Is located at 152 W. 42d Street. for exemption from the order. The 

Acclimating association expects to call a meeting 

Irv Morris, Active Coin Machine, Phil- d urin g ^e week of August 23 to hear 
adelphia, is gradually becoming accil- reports by Axelrod concerning the 
mated to his new surroundings in Phliiy. New York meeting. The industry is 
Fortunately for him, he has many friends assured that St Louis members of 
in the Quaker city, and the process of the trade will give their full support 
feeling at home is made that much easier to any plans for securing exemption 
for him. Irv visiting hia vacationing from price ceilings. 



1 Wot tom Bate Ball 68.60 Ea. I ihoota animals In gloss caso 99,60 

ONE HALF DEPOSIT ON ALL SHIPMENTS. BALANCE C. 0. D. OR SIGHT DRAFT 

DISDN NOVELTY & MACHINE CD., (28 Montgomery SI., Syracuse, Hew York 



4 PANOMMS 4 

FOR SALE— FOUR SLIGHTLY USED MILLS PANORAMS, PERFECT CONDITION. SERIAL 
NUMBERS 5359. 5633, 5651 AND 5712. GOING OUT OF PANORAM BUSINESS. SELLING 
ENTIRE STOCK. ONE EXTRA RCA PROIECTOR. USED VERY LITTLE. THIRTY GALLONS 
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE. EIGHT BAR BOXES. TEN ADAPTERS. ONE COMPLETE 
SERVICE KIT. SIX NEW PROJECTOR LAMPS. 200 FT. RUBBER COVERED 18/3 HEAVY 
DUTY SUPER-SERVICE CORD. TWENTY NEW TUBES. 500 CLEANING PADS. NINE 
WOODEN BASES. OTHER PARTS TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST. THROWING IN WITHOUT 
CHARCE. COMPLETE DEAL. $1750.00. ALSO HAVE TEN NEW BAR BOXES AND ELEVEN 
NEW ADAPTERS, NEVER UNPACKED. COMPLETE DEAL, $360.00. 

PALMAIVTIER SALES CO. 

1108 12TH STREET, N. E. CANTON, OHIO 





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r--n — trn — yjviHiSiNEWS OFi^tiuiinniinininmBinntntniinHnuiiiutniatiKaumiifflWiiai 

PRIORITIES and MATERIALS 

Developments of the Week in All Industries 

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CURRENCY PLANS. — International 
currency stabilization proposals have 
been completed and will be made public 
shortly, Treasury department officials re- 
port. Tire new ••unltas" program, devised 
by the Treasury's monetary research di- 
rector, Harry D. White, Is said to contain 
the best points advanced at conferences 
last spring between Treasury experts and 
representatives of 37 allied nations. 
Meanwhile, some members of the Senate 
are preparing to offer a post-war cur- 
rency program of their own. 

PULP REPORT. — Near -stability ap- 
pears to have been achieved in the 
amount of new wood pulp becoming 
available for consumption In the United 
States, hut at a level considerably below 
the current rate of consumption, accord- 
ing to Fred G. Stevenot. president of the 
Puget Sound Pulp fc Timber Company. 

The crux of the situation is the low 
rate of production of logs and pulpwood 
for months past. Sharp Inroads have 
been made In Inventories of wood for 
pulping purposes, but even this expe- 
dient enabled pulp mills to operate at 
only 78 per cent of capacity In the first 
half of 1943, and at less than 75 per 
cent of capacity in June. 

INDUSTRIAL WAGES.— Average week- 
ly earnings in all manufacturing Indus- 
tries in June were 20.1 per cent or $43.35 
higher than In June, 1942, the Depart- 



ment of Labor reports. 

The report showed that despite a coal 
strike In early June and the beginning 
of summer vacations, manufacturing 
employees worked more hours in Juno 
and earned more money on the average 
than they did in May. Workers in fac- 
tories, mines and mills worked a total 
of 5,000,000 hours more per week than 
in May. 

Only two Industries showed a decline 
In average weekly earnings — cigarette 
manufacturing and’ anthracite and bitu- 
minous coal mines. Other industries 
showed increases In average weekly earn- 
ings ranging from 1 to 45.2 per cent. 

NEW PROCESS — Scientists of the 
H. J. Heinz food company, which Is now 
also making aircraft parts, are credited 
with discovery of a method of reshaping 
a common and useful type of plastic 
formerly considered Impossible. The 
process was developed for use on lami- 
nated sheets made with asbestos, cloth, 
glass fiber or paper impregnated with 
phenol formaldehyde resin. 

Such materials, once processed, have 
been considered ‘‘set,*’ due to a chemical 
change developed In heating. The scien- 
tists have found how to shape flat sheets 
on cold wood molds at moderate tem- 
peratures under pressures of 50 to 60 
pounds to the square inch. One Im- 
portant possibility was that of reshaping 



* EXCELLENT BUYS— READY FOR LOCATION* 

ARCADE MACHINES 

5 Skyfightcrs. Each $329.50 2 Chi Coin Hockeys. Each. .$199.50 

3 Bally Convoys. Each 249.50 2 Bally Defenders. Each.... 289.50 

2 Bally Rapid Fires. Each.. 224.50 3 Chicken Sams. Each 119.50 

2 Western Baseball '39. Each 69.50 2 Cenco Playballs. Each 119.50 

2 Ten Strikes L. D. Each.. 39.50 5 Cenco Playballs. Each... 149.50 
2 Ten Strikes H. D. Each.. 49.50 ILatc Model) 

2 Exhibit Bull’s Eye. Each.. 49.50 2 Sci. Batting Practice. Each 99.50 

I Keeney Air Raider 219.50 1 Bally Shoot-the-Bull 89.50 

1 Seeburg Jailbird 129.50 1 Muto. Drivemobile 324.50 

1 Keeney Anti-Aircraft Bl.. 49.50 1 Keeney Anti-Aircraf t Br.. 59.50 

SPECIAL — PACES RACES. BROWN CABINET — $119.50 



3 Wurlitxer 500. Each. . .$224.50 2 Seeburg Royale. Each .. .$1 29.50 

2 Mills Throne. Each 129.50 2 Mills Empress. Each 164.50 

3 Wurlitxer 41. Each 79.50 1 Wurlitxer 600R ...... 189 50 

1 Seeburg Ccm 134.50 1 Wurlitxer 600K 199 50 

1 Roc kola Dc Luxe 179.50 1 Wurlitxer 716 Lite-Up.. 69^50 

22 Packard Pla-More Boxes. 12 Wurlitxer 51 25 Wall 

a d Ea . th V ‘l '*"Y 29-50 Boxes. Each 29.50 

3 Remote Seeburg Speak 15 Buckley Lite-Up Boxes. 

Organs. Each 39.50 Each , ■ 14 _ 5 0 

SPECIAL I COLONEL AND 1 MA|OR PHONO CABINETS— EACH $130 50 

JTLUML y.om Telephone Music— Ha. Amplifier. Speaker, Coin Moch. fr 'stepper 

| WANT-MILLS Sc VEST POCKETS ] 

Terms: 1/3 Deposit. Balance C. O. D. or Sight Draft. 

NEW YORK SUPPLY CO. 



USED 

RECORDS 

IN EXCELLENT 
CONDITION 



You name 'em, 
we've got 'em 

• WESTERNS 

• HILLBILLY 

• POPULAR 

• WALTZES, Etc. 

50 'r Deposit With Order 



BEIL 



13 



COIN MACHINE EXCHANCE No.f 
411 North Broad Street NEW 

Elizabeth, N. J. ELizabeth 2-6486 ADDRESS 



WANTED 

EXPERIENCED DOMINO MECHANICS 

Bland & Whitehurst Music Co. 



215 S. QUEEN STREET 



KINSTON. N. C. 



airplane wing tips, doors, nose pieces and 
similar pieces which might otherwise be 
rejected for variation from standard. 

PULP PRODUCTION— Total U. S. pro- 
duction of all paper and paperboard dur- 
ing the first half of 1943 aggregated 
8,398,594 tons, compared with 8.843,278 
tons for the first half of 1942. and 7,871,- 
298 tons for the second half of 1942, 
Howard E. Whitaker, deputy of the pulp 
and paper division of the War Produc- 
tion Board, has announced. 

GLOOMY PICTURE. — Only the most 
essential motorists will got any new tires 
for at least the next 12 months, despite 
rumors to the contrary. Rubber Director 
William U. Jeffers has told the oil in- 
dustry. The petroleum Industry war 
council, therefore, Is sponsoring a 
nationwide campaign to “Save the car- 
cass — recap and roll." 

MANY USES FOR NYLON PLASTICS. 
— Nylon will enter a vast new field as a 
plastic after the war, E. I. du Pont de 
Nemours and company announces. 

Now used for several secret military 
purposes, nylon plastic Is characterized 
by the highest softening point and tho 
greatest toughness of any plastic of its 
type. 

The new material Is a thermoplastic, 
which means that under heat and pres- 
sure it can be reshaped and reformed 
any number of times. The softening 
point for most thermoplastics is low — 
about 160 degrees Fahrenheit. The high- 
est previous limit was about 280 degrees 
Fahrenheit, whereas nylon’B Is 450 de- 
grees Fahrenheit. 

The other fundamental type of plas- 
tic, thermo-setting materials, cannot be 
remolded once it Is formed under heat 
and pressure, even tho heat sufficient to 
char the material Is applied. 

Nylon plastic’s toughness Is particu- 
larly useful where thin sections with 
great strength are required. Often it 
will do a job Impossible for any other 
material. 

Nylon Is one of the lightest plastics In 
weight. It burns slowly; undergoes lit- 
tle or no deterioration with age; Is only 
slightly affected by sunlight;- resists 
oil. grease, solvents, alkalis and weak 
acids; Is easily machined; has good elec- 
trical properties, and can be molded with 
existing equipment with only minor 
modifications. 

Bearings of nylon plastic were made 
before the war and arc still being evalu- 
ated at a Du Pont plant. Among the 
hundreds of articles which may be made 
from nylon in the post-war period are: 
Bearings, industrial coll springs, hand- 
bags, luggage and shoes, vacuum pack- 
ages made from film, and zippers. 

Coinman Says T rade 
Will “See It Thru” 

By SAM SACHS, Acme Sales Company, 
New York 

I Moro than over operators today must 
rely on their own Initiative and ability 
in order to survive the many hardships 
resulting from world conditions. The 
large operator, as well as the small op- 
erator, is In "the same boat.” How sim- 
ple it used to be to stop up to a desk 
and place an order for 10, 20 or 3 new 
phonographs— yes, those were the days 
when operating phonographs was Just 
an ordinary routine. 

Many of us have allowed ourselves to 
become discouraged; others— fighters at 
heart — have taken “the bull by the 
horns" and have really done something 
about protecting our Investment and 
livelihood. 

Most every “live wire” operator has 
added machinery to his workshop which 
In ordinary times he would not dream of 
doing; others are going to school to 
learn, as quickly as possible, all they can 
about amplification, sound systems, mo- 
tors, etc. 

I am most confident In my belief that 



PETITION OPA! 



TURN NOW TO PACE AND 
SEND YOUR PETITION TO 
THE OPA. 

sec PAGE 69 



August 28, 1943 

the coin-operated phonograph industri I 
will hang on and will see brighter dim \ 
in a not-so-dlstant future. Knowing the 
phonograph operator ns I do, I feel ctt. 
tain that he will always keep on punch, 
ing and will overcome the difficultly 
and problems that face him dally. 

Wo In our own remodeling business 
have had some dark days— what with 
priorities, regulations, restrictions anil 
more restrictions staring us In the face ' 
day in and day out. It haa been no ) 
easy task to keep on going, but we have j 
How? By substituting materials foj 
thqjse no longer obtainable, by devising 1 
new methods, by creating new ideas and, } 
last but not least, by repeating a thou- : 
sand times a day, "It must be done some, 
how — it must, 16 must I" 

You will find phonograph operators 
serving in all branches of our armed 
forces. Many have given their lives and 
many will return to continue their 
phonograph operations. No Hitler, Goeb. 
bels, Himmler or any other Nazi gangster 
Is going to deny our boys the right to 
operate a route of phonographs. If our 
country Is good enough to die for, It’s 
certainly good enough to live for. 

So take a tip from me and don’t let 
anyone tell you “it can’t be done,” be- 
cause where there's a will there's a way. 

Good operating and don’t forget to 
BUY WAR BONDS l 

WOWS Double Quota on 
Books for Yanks Drive 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21. — For fervor, patri- 
otic splirt and general speed in deliver, 
ing the goods, you can't beat the 150 
girls who make up the WOW Post at 
Mills Industries. A two weeks’ drive 
there for Books for Yanks resulted in a 
huge pile of books being stacked in the 
main lobby — 2,152 In. all. Every book was 
then stamped as having been sent to l 
the Yanks by tho WOWS. 

These books will go to servicemen all 
over the world. The pocket-size editions 
will bring comfort and reading pleasure 
to men In hospitals, sick boats and troop 
trains. While the drive was In progress, 
the girls learned that 1,000,000 books had 
already been sent by the Chicago Public 
Library to servicemen tills year; in addi- 
tion, they had Just completed an order 
for 80,000 for the Pacific area and are 
now trying to fill an order for 150,000 
for overseas. The Mills girls hope that 
their 2,152 books will become a part of 
this gigantic order. 

The original goal of 1,000 books was 
reached the first week of the drive; end 
of second week found the quota more 
than doubled. 



Ovor 76,000 
Now Giving 
Trouble-Free 




GERBER & GLASS \{ 

-814 D I VERSE Y, CHICAGO, ILL. — ^ [ 

THREE BELLS it 

kIBO PARADES, F.P., CftTA flfl I 

iraranteod, 2 for... 

•lew.. $79.50 1 

lew.. 119.50 L 

195.00 o 

89.50 f 







August 28, 1943 



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69 



PETITION to O.P.A. . . 

The coin machine industry last week began definite action 
petitioning OPA to exempt used coin machines from MPR- 
429 and price ceilings in general. A good beginning was 
made. It is now time for the trade in all parts of the 
country to act promptly by sending in a petition. We are 
publishing below a sample petition. It is much better if 
petitions are typewritten on company letterheads similar 
to this model rather than clipping the copy below. 



To GEORGE C. TOOMEY 
Office of Price Administration 
Federal Office Bldg.. No. 1 
Hoom 610 
Washington, D. C. 

I (we), the undersigned, a mem- 
ber (s) of the coin-operated machine 
industry, hereby petition you that 
the buying and selling of used coin- 
operated machines be fully exempt 
from the terms and regulations of 
MPR-429, Certain Used Consumer 
Durable Goods, and from ceiling price 
regulations In general. I (we) make 
this earnest plea upon the basis of the 
following considerations: 

1. Used coin-operated machines 
bear no real similarity to used con- 
sumer goods of any kind and are not 
sold direct to the consuming public. 
The application of terms and regula- 
tions which are meant to control the 
prices of used consumer goods is 
confusing to the coin machine indus- 
try and will work many hardships. 

2. The objective of the coin ma- 
chine industry in time of war is to 
keep as many machines as possible in 
operation for as long a time as pos- 
sible. Coin machines in operation pay 
much revenue to federal. State and 
city governments, and hence the more 
machines in use the more lax revenue 
will be paid to support the war effort. 

High prices on used coin machines 
tend to keep many more of them in 
operation and repair, just as high 
prices in the used-car market tend 
to keep more cars in good repair. 

3. Prices of used coin machines 
have no real relation to the problem 
of inflation. The price of goods and 
amusement vended to the public is 
permanently fixed by the size of coins 
and is also regulated by MPR-165. 



The price of used machines has no 
relation to the price paid by the con- 
suming public. 

The coin machine industry is 
strongly in favor of definite controls 
against inflation but honestly feels 
that the price of its used machines 
has no relation to this problem. 

4. The war emergency creates 
many problems unique to the coin 
machine industry. Shifts in popula- 
tion, changes in local taxation, indus- 
try and economics cause the special 
conditions which make the buying and 
selling of used coin machines a very 
necessary and frequent transaction. 
Price ceilings will greatly increase the 
difficulties which these rapidly chang- 
ing conditions produce and hence 
greatly handicap the activities of the 
industry. 

5. Reference may be made to coin 
machine trade conditions in England, 
now actively in the war much longer 
than the United States. The British 
government has not placed any price 
ceilings on used coin machines in 
England, and machines as much as 10 
years old are now selling for more 
than the original manufacturer's price. 

The result has been to keep many 
more machines in repair and opera- 
tion than otherwise would have hap- 
pened. These machines are available 
to provide entertainment and service 
to the public and to the millions of 
men in the armed services. To exempt 
used coin machines from price con- 
trol will produce the same results in 
the United States. 



Signed 

Firm 

Address 

Date 



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August 28, 1943 



OPEN KANSAS CITY CLUB; 



Juke Box Provides Dance 
Music for Young Members 



Business Paper 
Comments About 
Decca Records 



Hillbillies Owe 
Rise to Jukes 



Lack of other recordings 

(Rep.ii.tsd From The Kansas City Times, August 12, 19431 one of it, column, of floanoUl mm, forced operators to U* 

The Lighten Club, for high school age Here are tables set up for checkers, table comment The Wall Street Journal Au - miie :„ 

boys and girls, at 1718 Holly Street, has croquet, monopoly and table hockey. gust 7 contained some general informa - moimiaiu music, 

had Its face lifted, and by way of celebrat- Miss Dorothea Hyle, first assistant in tion about the Decca record manufac - f 

ing its new beauty held open house from the circulation department of the city’s tvring firm that will be of interest to PHILADELPHIA Aug 21 Once a train < 

4 to 6 o'clock and from 7 to 10 o’clock public library, has selected 100 volumes juke box operators: the mus j 0 machine demonstrates that It 

August 11. and placed them In the library of the ja unoucstionablY the area test medium 

Tiro Me of Uro building WPS given by to. ; the us. ot Its member^ The D.e« Brow , k the ■ comjmu, L tM S"S“fon ot |Sogr«“ S 

Mrs. David M. lighten, ss WCU ns most »rtt» will be changed onee a month VMS the Lnd It °«« and as a powerful medium of MUca. 

of Its furniture and a monthly malnte- lamp8 are badl J needed here. nns-ihin "rntpr” nt a nink-pi n dance tion 03 wcl1 as of entertainment. Such 

nance fund. The club is sponsored by Gifts , ot new books would also be appre- P^Jble t » J l ‘^ r ® seauei manifestation Ig again being demon- 

the Mattie Rhodes Neighborhood Center elated. t?thj if ref cc ted l^the stratcd her0 ln tl10 almost 8Udden rls « 

to fill the need the teen-age has for a Open Three Days a Week ^^and earnlnS figures ?or Decca over pePtOMt, ot the hillbilly and Western 

recreational center of its own. it lfl p j anned to jiavo the club open the past six years. Starting with sales recordings. Until recent weeks the hill- 

Applications Are Many every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from of only $1,000,000 ln 1030, the firm’s waxes, along with all such music 

Forty applications for membership in 4 to 6 o'clock ln the afternoon, and from sales reached $100,000,000 ln 1042. Net S 

the club have been received. One mem- 7 to 10 o'clock at night. The activities profits per share were slightly over 82 Ji 1 ® ** Ut “ Philadelphians I 

bership meeting has been held at which w111 be directed by Miss Joan Archdeacon, for 1042 and 1041 respectively. For tho wc . r ° concerned. | 

25 applications were accepted. Calvin a member of tho staff of the Mattie s j x months ended Juno 30 last tho com- r * 11 ,^„ r s n , aa _ * vi 

Smith was elected temporary chairman. Rhodes center puny earned $1.10 a share compared 

Each member Is required to pay a mem- At the reception. Miss Archdeacon was with 98 cents a share for the same period hillbilly disks as a sort of annojance. 1,1 

bership fee of $1 a year, and give two assisted by Miss Emma F. Adams, head of 1942 . 

hours of work a week to the club's main- resident of the Mattie Rhodes center, incidentally nc-ca has lltcrallv snllt th ^ a d u h ! llb , l ly , rec ° rd f, \ a 8toci 

te rr , , « skhk Kaxitfs.rsjsis: 

IteblS •»« Swltaer school: Mrs. Stcrrott 3. Titus, 12 



PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.— Once again j 
the music machine demonstrates that lt| 



Llghton members had been giving their rT"?” t .. now has 20,000 retail outlets and from to unbelievably ernod returns such ree- 

weekly work requirement. |be Itt.sc «“ to •*»«»* .ptaTO, outlet, iKSJfEXi ' fltaSS 



The lounge on the first floor was bright c i ub , and Byron Hummon, executive sec- 00Q S «Us^dail Cap ^J? lc °/ turnlngout ior the music stores to cash ln on the! 



with fresh flowers sent by well-wishers. rc t ar y of the downtown branch of the 250,000 disks dally. The stock 1 b rather hUlbllly crazo started here by the 
vetiriov tho i«i>™o imH or, rtmoo f. macttve, selling around 18. There aro machines. 



Besides the lounge and an office, the first YMCA 
floor includes a triangular shaped room 

equipped with a Juke box for dancing. T . . . ,, _ .. , , „ .... . 

The walls of the snack bur in the base- LtOCCltlOll A.CLS JjOOSt clal8 ’ ! 8 that shellac, a principal material (Sce HILLBILLIES on page 75) 

ment are decorated with Gay 'Nineties used ln records, Is now coming to tho 

scenes. D/„., T?r.A.^n company at a rate of 20 per cent of 1941 . 

Seek o M T,b,. Flay of J uke Boxes EffSSK2SK?SB?J£ Field “Pleads” With 

On the second floor Is a game room BUFFALO, Aug. 21. — One of the most allowed. __ _ 

equipped with two table tennis. The attractive newspaper advertising cam- Ppfl*l ///1 tft T,vft ft fill 

club would like to have a billiard table. paign3 to boost the patronage of Juke x c '*'* v 

Also on the second floor is a room deslg- boxes has been conducted by the Mills Disk Dealers Take Radio /)„ T> Am 1 A f 

nated as a quiet game room and library. Amusement Company, Inc., ln this area. rp. A‘l c n • I/W IA.QCOI &£& lYlUblC 

Its walls are turquoise blue with the This firm operates Juke boxes ln a chain 1MU6 tO Altl Scrap Unve . 

inside of shelves painted shocking pink, of 37 restaurants located thruout tho (Reprinted from the editorial page 0/ 

city. Tho advertising campaign was BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.— Nelson & Com- The New York Times, August 10, 1943) 

" " ‘ — ~ " -- - ■ s started about six weeks ago, and B. L. P an y> Inc -. Hit record distributors over Marshall Field, as president of ths 

• T» r j Kullck, ot the operating firm, says that a territory covering several States, who board of directors of the Philharmonic- 

IrlZlSlC IjOXCS LjCCWI it has already proved an unusual success. for the P ns ^ tew months has been con- Symphony Society, has asked James C. 
T,, i T • ft it • The restaurant' firm has co-operated ducting an extensive scrap record cam- Petrillo, president of the American Fed. 



Seek a Pool Table 

On the second floor Is a game room 



Location Ads Boost 
Play of Juke Boxes 



888,325 abate, <jutst«nd|n E . Most favor. mao „ ondcr then u Dexter's! 
able t, actor, .coorcHng to company cm- TOlo( PocWu . M „ m „, 5tr ic t ly Horn ! 
clals, Is that shellac, a principal material fSce HILLBILLIES on page 75 ) 



Field “Pleads” With 
Petrillo to Lift Ban 
On Recorded Music 

( Reprinted from the editorial page of 



Music Boxes Lead 



t luiu iiius uu-ujjeraiea — c „ ... iowiu revnuu, fueoiueuu oi mic i-tu- 

rlPIfl III I ^uUy, and the ads appear over their P al 8 n i bas now expanded Its efforts to eratlon of Musicians, to lift Immediately 

m. i ciu Ad/u uuuuiiaj name, Indicating that all the restaurants include the services of radio. Tho firm his ban on the recording of symphonic 



m. iciu, iiv uoj name, Indicating that all the restaurants include the services of radio. Tho firm his ban on the recording of symphonic 

C* have Juke-box music available. Blow- ls n °w featuring 10 announcements music. 

MJUUllnOTBflTl OflVS ups of the ads in the newspapers have dall y telling customers about the need Field Is "frank to admit,” he declares, 

*> also been made and placed ln the win- ior record scrap. “that the Society desires, ln faot re- 

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.— Despite help dows of all tho locations. In Baltimore the facilities of Station quires, royalties from its recordings In 

shortages and mechanical problems, The campaign Is scheduled to continue WITH have been invoked for this pur- order to insure tho continuance of the 

Alpha Vending Company, music box and lor about six months, and Kullck says pose, and ln Washington, Station WWDO orchestra which you are proposing to 

w ki mac .i , operator, ia registering a that it has greutly Increased the patron- is being utilized. Thru the dally spot borrow. The other great symphonic cr- 

nigmy satisfactory volume of business, age In all of the restaurant locations. He announcements over these stations the chestraa of this country are similarly 

according to George Andonlades, head of says that the campaign should prove of Nelson concern hopeB to bring the mes- situated. Their very existence is threat- 

me concern. great Interest to music operators all over sage for the need of scrap records right cne <i by the loss of recording royalties," 



Best results. Andonlades said, are from countr y- to the homes of record customers. "Accordingly,” Field continues, "my | 

locations In the war plant area, where - " pica to you, and I am sure lt will be , 

large wages are being earned by war the plea of the management of every | 

workers, many of them from out-of- Tfc 1 1%/T Tfc 7m (T f symphonic orchestra In America, la that 

town, who evidently are finding enter- I'm O IWR nxr |<A |%'l n/|A you will Immediately lift your ban on j 

tain ment and amusement thru coin ma- ■*- vri ulu -L T jH.d j I f ■ 4% * l«~ • • • recording of symphonic music and by 1 

chines. J doing so contribute to the availability of j 

Best collections are being experienced NEW VfTRfr A„l» ot u • ... „ . , . symphonic music thruout this country in 

lrom music boxes, Andonlades stated JN£,W iUKK, Aug. 21. — The WLB panel hearing of the dispute between a manner that not even your proposed 
While collections on cola nuchmes, “e tiansttiption companiea and Petrillo was postponed from August 18 c0 “ e , r “ f“ 

Efttfi.’SS r,H t ^ spokesman for WLB said a preliminary hearing may be .tSLS* jSSno “uST t »=” »- ( 

had. Some Lots,\ome timcs a^e^ood h f September 3. Meanwhile, a very reliable source close to Petrillo responsible private power, ls denying f 
whilo at other locations and other timesl sa * d t ' ere 3S a 2 ood possibility that some arrangement may be made offers°free i 

Wh 7 by m the near future. Musicians are Ifecom- 

Not SO.’ however, with music boxes 3n S discouraged because they cannot make new records and because the sand - Why ^should the country -l* gpgeej 
are h0 !fH ng y weli publlc has shoWn such a read y acceptance of old-timers. The big record £ rem^e f ban that he oughf never 
andshowing a line upward trend, it was companies go right ahead turning out the oldies, and musicians are not to haThadthepower to imposf? Petrillo 
The Alpha Vending company i s fortu- allow , ed to make new recordings. Hence, pressure is being put on ha8 tbls power oniy because Congress .. 

sMs , « , s. , sa? jsst ^ ban in some presmt «« *> ^ Imno aSAiasssfthffi # 

ner, is due to the^ecord scrap that^s Wl!1 W( ^ k DU ^ a llCGnse arrangement of some kind for those record com- revise our Ill-considered labor laws, which 



to the homes of record customers. 



Best collections are being experienced 
lrom music boxes, Andonlades stated. 



Records May Be Made . . . 



being turned ln, Andoniades states* if panies that will meet his terms of payment for recordings. He is said to be £ ivo p * tr,1, ° Wie power to lrn ^® r . alno ^ 
scrap record and new records, not neces- willing now to negotiate with 2. ?! boycotts against Ind vldual musicians , •» 



® Wj,lin f T t0 neg0tiate the Smaller reCOrd if the big wen°as 8 concert theaters, rostau- | 

as has been the case to date, Andonlades manufacturer8 are not willing to meet terms. Petrillo recently turned rants - transcription companies and radio 

ZuiSS ° f * rat “ > ” W “ 00 °“° u ' , r the ° tfer .° f I l uskr “ ft ' bul “ is said »>8 may now bo willing to con- 

* 53der a Proposition from Musicraft or other firms. - will no longer be his to abuse. 




August 28, 1943 AMUSEMENT MACHINES (MUSIC) The Billboard 71 



Minneapolis Has 
1,100 Juke Boxes, 
Survey Reveals 

(Reprinted from an article by Jack 
Weinberg in The Minneapolis Daily 
rimes August 2.) 

Those arc strange, nostalgic tunes 
■that are emanating from many of the 
1,100 Juke boxes In Minneapolis these 
davs. 

instead ol the latest hit parade melo- 
dies, the music machines offer such old 
ditties as Off. by Jingo, Sheik of Araby, 
Famous Wolverine Blues and The Pris- 
oner's Song. 

Reason for the revival Is that the city’s 
35 music machine operators can't get the 
new recordings because of the ban placed 
cn them by James Petrlllo, president of 
the American Federation of Music. 

"He may not know it,” said Don Leary, 
ot the Automatic Sales Company, "but 
Petrlllo Is doing us a favor. V/e're mak- 
ing more money today than ever before. 
And his musicians, who used to clean 
up on their new recordings, are out all 
those royalties.” 

Thought’ It Was End 
When the Petrlllo ban on Juke box 
recordings went Into effect more than 
n year ago the commercial phonograph 
operators thought that sounded the 
death knell of their industry. 

Then some enterprising operator began 
putting back Into the machines old 
tunes like Star Dust and others. The 
public began spending nickels to hear 
the old mclcdles. It wasn’t long before 
the recording companies got the Idea 
and began producing reissues from old 
master recordings. 

Thus the Sheik of Araby recordings 
now In the music boxes are by Red 
I Nichols and his orchestra, which In- 
cluded Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden 
and Glenn Miller when the record was 
first made. And Oh, by Jingo was made 
by Goodman when he was only 10 years 
old and had Glenn Miller playing as a 
side-man in his orchestra. 

Old James Record 

One recording company checked thru 
Its masters and found that several years 
ago a song, All or Nothing at All, was 
recorded by Harry James. The ‘vocalist 
then was Prank Sinatra. 

Today Sinatra Is the Rudy Vallee of 



FOR SALE 

IBSeebure 30-Wlro Seloct-o-Matlci 

ISC $6.80 $ 07 .80 

1 Sti-hury Playboy Wireless 25.00 

3 Wireless sccburg Speak Organs 

@ $35.00 105.00 

100 Ft. Second Hand 30-Wlro Cable, 

20* Per Foot 20.00 

180 Ft. Now 30-Wlro Onblo. 30* Por Ft. 46.00 
Wurllticr 24A, In Steel Cabinet, with 

Speaker A 9 Lute Mod. Buckley Boxes 31 0.00 
llurllticr 2-Wlre DcUixo Illuminated 
Speaker, Model 430, With 6, 10, 

25* Box, Never Boon Used 175.00 

2 Packard All Metal Celling Speaker 

Cabinet* @ $16.00 30.00 

Wurlltzer 2-Wlro Deluxe Illuminated 

. Model 430 8peakor 110.00 

1 Wurlltzcr 980, Like Now, with Stepper 
and 4 Brand-New 2-Wire 6* Boxes, 

Never Unpacked 800.00 

1 Soeburg 8-800 with 8 Wall-o-Matles 

and 2 Bnr-o-Matlcs 750.00 

8 New 30-Wlro Buckloy Boxes for 10 
Record Machine, Can Be Easily 
Changed to 20 Record, Also 30-Wlro 
Adapter 128.50 

2 Late Mcdel Mills Cigarette Vendors In 

Coed Working Order @ $76.00 . . 180.00 
1/3 Dop., Bol. C.O.D., F.O.B. Altue, Okla. 

KENNETH WESTON 

Weston HotoL Altus. Oklo. phoro 018 . 



CORRECTION 

In our Aug. 21st advertisement Motors were 
Hsted at $5.00. The price should have 
read $14.00. 

ALBENA SALES CO. 

587 10»h Ave. <10-5-83341 N. Y. C. 



JWttaeni with Wurlitxer Adaptor and 4 No. 100 
«urlitxe r Wall Boxes. $200. 10 No. JOO Wurlitxer 
w*i! 2 n «H, $22.50 ench. 2 Seobure 20-Button 
’’■■I Boxes. $15.00 each. Wanted — Roeknla Im- 
Jilonarrh and Windsor Phonograph*. Sechin* 
“*?■ Royal. Gem and Unto Models. Send 1/3 
r -nd inlin e lo west price on . Phonograph*. 

JOHN EMRICn 

y° 9 W. Marshfield flve. CHICAGO. ILL . 

. SALE ON TUBES 

*2051 $ 2.95 

*76 05 

1/2 Deposit With Order. 

American Phono Co. 

583 Vanderbilt Avo. BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



the early ’30s. The tuna has’ soared to 
record sales since its reissue. When first 
Issued It was a bust. 

But around Minneapolis, at least, the 
two ditties that are bringing In the most 
nickels are both folk tune numbers. 
Pistol Packin' Mamma and No Letter 
Today bid fair to set new high marks. 



“Born To Lose ” 



AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 21. — Into a popu- 
lar cafe hero strolled two young air 
force lieutenants and sat down In front 
of one of the counter selectors of a re- 
mote-control juke box. 

They gave the waitress their order as 
the phono played the tune, Born to 
Lose. With a wry face, one of the young 
officers reached in his pocket, pulled 
out a nickel, spun the selector to Cornin’ 
In on a Wing and a Prayer . dropped his 
coin In the slot and waited impatiently 
for the Daffan record's conclusion. 

It ended finally, but after the usual 
record-change pause, the Juke box started 
again on Born to Lose. 

The two lieutenants looked at each 
other, then one of them made another 
selection, slipped in a coin, and the pair 
continued drinking their beer while they 
waited again for the record change, It 
came — or rather it didn't come, for the 
phono began Born to Lose for the third 
time. 

Twice more the officers repeated their 
record selection, nickel insertion, hut 
each time Born to Lose was repeated. 

After the fifth rondltlon of the same 
record, the two lieutenants disgustedly 
left the place, one of them muttering: 

"It looks like we’re the ones who were 
born to lose.” 

About a dozen places away a couple 
of enlisted men, who up to now had kept 
very quiet, broko out laughing and other 
customers of the cafe Joined In. The 
two enlisted men had "fed" the Juko 
box and picked Born to Lose for a little 
fun at the expense of the "brasB wear- 
ers.” 

Music Ops Keep Drawing 
On Files of Old Records 

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.— Juke box oper- 
ators here charge the Petrlllo fight on 
transcriptions and recordings Is respon- 
sible for the steadily growing shortages 
on recordings. Tills shortage. It Is Bald, 
Is crippling, to some extent, music box 
operation. 

Operators point out there are so few 
new releases that it Is no longer funny. 
All are hoping the matter with Petrlllo 
will be settled soon and settled favor- 
ably to the recording companies bo that 
not only new releases will be available, 
but that they will be available in quan- 
tities in proportion to the tremendous 
demand. 

Despite the acute situation in the 
recording field, operators here are for- 
tunate enough to have on hand disks 
which they accumulated in other years, 
all of them popular tunes. Including 
folk tunes and other recordings that are 
now finding favor with patrons of loca- 
tions offering Juke box music. 

Owners of establishments have finally 
gotten to the point of recognizing there 
Is a shortage on records and especially 
new releases, and are becoming a little 
more considerate of tho operator’s posi- 
tion. x , 

Until recently, they seemed to be un- 
aware of the record shortage and told 
operators so. They kept on insisting on 
new records because their patrons were 
getting "sick and tired” of the same 
recordings. They requested certain num- 
bers. 

Now that they have come to see the 
light on record shortages, most proprie- 
tors or managers now tell operators they 
are happy to get what they have, only 
try to bring something different, even 
tho It Is old, so that patrons can have 
a little variety. 



PETITION OPAI 



TURN NOW TO PACE AND 
SEND YOUR PETITION TO 
THE OPA. 

SEE PAGE 69 



Ex-IJillbillies Find 
Music They Like 
At Baltimore Spots 

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21. — The large 
patronage at taverns, restaurants and 
other spots which provide Juke box 
music with meals and drinks to those 
who have moved to Baltimore from the 
hillbilly country of West Virginia, Ken- 
tucky, Tennessee and other sections of 
the country is reflected in the demand 
for hillbilly tunes. Fully 50 por cent of 
the tunes selected at most of these spots 
are hillbilly tunes, tunes that reflect the 
influence of mountain music. 

The hillbillies, lured by the largo wages 
paid at war plants here, have migrated 
in largo numbers, with the estimate 
placed at more than a quarter of a mil- 
lion. Consequently, it is not surprising 
that music box operators find the de- 
mand for hillbilly tunes growing steadily. 

In a way, operators are thankful for 
the popularity of these tunes, for with 
record shortages they would hardly know 
what to offer otherwise. Then, too, the 
city dwellers who patronized the "spots” 
with music boxes In large numbers are 
now In tho armed forces, consequently 
operators are happy to have these hill- 
billy tunes, as they are not only holding 



up their collections, but helping boost 
them. 

Hillbilly tunes arc most popular at lo- 
cations In the center of the defense plant 
areas, for It Is in these areas the majority 
of hillbillies are living and hence patron- 
ize the eating places and drinking sjxits 
there. 

Music box operators find that despite 
reports defense workers are sending large 
sums of money to tho folks back homo, 
hillbillies are good spenders, tho not 
reckless, In getting the type of relaxa- 
tion and entertainment they have been 
accustomed to, music that reminds them 
of home. This helps their morale and 
keeps them from getting homesick. 



CleOelanc) 

Meyer Marcus, of Markepp Company, 
has Just returned from a business trip 
to Indianapolis and Chicago, where he 
spent a few days with his sons, Sergeant 
Arthur and Air Cadet Ernest Marcus. 



Pvt. Joseph Stone, formerly with J. O. 
Ndvelty Company, wrote the following 
to Jack Cohen from Camp Croft, S. C„ 
where he Is stationed: “If the boys give 
you any trouble about cleaning equip- 
ment, tell them I have some sergeants 
who can really make them keep equip- 
ment clean — they're plenty tough." 




PHONOGRAPHS 



WURLITZER 

Model 850 $525.00 

Model 750M 425.00 

Model 780 425.00 

Model 800 395.00 

Model 500A 225.00 

Model 616 89,50 

SEEBURG 

Colonels, E.S.R. C. $375.00 

Masters, E.S.R.C 350.00 

Vogue 219.50 

WALL BOXES 

Rock-Ola Dial-a-Tune, 40 or 41 

Model $ 19.50 

Rock-Ola Dial-a-Tune, 40 or 41 

Bar Boxes 6.50 

Wurlitxer Model 125, 5-1 0-25e. . . . 37.50 



ROCK-OLA 



Super, Walnuts $250.00 

(With Adapter) 275.00 

Masters, Roc-o-Llto and Walnut. . . 225.00 

(With Adapter) 250.00 

1939 Deluxe (Late Model) 175.50 

Windsors and Imperial 20s, with both 
Rock-Ola and Buckley Adopter; 

Some In Metal Cabinots 149.50 

PHONOGRAPH Accessorie* 

Packard Adapter for Wurlitxer 

Model 700 or 800 $ 25.00 

Rock-Ola Adapter, 40 or 41 27.50 

Wurlitxer 145 Steppers 32.50 

SPEAKERS 

Rock-Ola Cabinets $ 15.00 

Sccburg Organ with P.M. Speaker. . 22.50 

Assorted Speakers and Cabinets, $1 0.00 fr Up 



ARCADE EQUIPMENT 

Chicken Sam $109.50 

1 Scientific Batting Practice 109.50 

1 Bally Torpedo 174.50 

Exhibit Rotary Merchandiser 179.50 

CONSOLES 

Skill Tlmo $ 79.50 

Dark Hono 59.50 

Compulsory Skill 59.50 

Track Timo 89. SO 

Rio ! . 17.50 



PIN GAMES 

Spottem $ 17.50 

Fifth Inning 12.95 

Triumph 10.00 

Bowling Alley 12.50 

SLOTS 



Caillo 5c Play, 3-5 Pay 

Watting lc Twin lack Pot. . 

Watling 5c Treasury 

Mills F.O.K., 5c, 2-4 Pay . . . 



. .$ 40.00 
. . 25.00 

. . 65.00 

. . 25.00 



MIAMI DIST. CO. 



212-14 E. 8th St. 



Phone MAin 5238 



Reference: Cuardian Bank tr Savings Co. 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



The BUlboard 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES (MUSIC) 



August 28, 1943 






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PICTURE TIE-UPS FOR 



Aasa'"' 



Victor 20-1539 



YOU TOOK MY LOVE 

Vocal by Jo Stafford 



DIG DOWN DEEP 

Vocal by Frank Sinatra 
and the Pied Pipers 



—Tommy Dorsey and 
his Orchestra 




?TutUUUIIIIHIHIHIHII!UItl!ltllBy GLADYS CHASINSlimmillllllllHIIIINUIIlHIIIlti! 



5' 



Here features Benny Goodman and pir. 
T¥l „ R i- >a t Thank U P Girl has charIie Spivak, 

mUSICAl, TnOUK f-wntrlrh Villen p etnre 



Warner’s “Spars’ 

I ' ,, &r 5 «, c, e r r M - 

tlonul release on September 25. Pic stars "2? Bowen .l/ler x£rti , 

Dinah Shore and features Spike Jones and t S rn J, IT 11 Btar 

wik cifv esHnkprs Most of the ficoi'D is ^ ie most prominent of the cur- 

C St a few olcnS which arfaval 1- renb s ' n ^e sensations. Perry Como, 
abe on recSdi ariuS in the Sri. "<**** or " USte ts «» 8bor Y «* ) 
Among these is Blues in the Night which ^nny Goodman's career and with this 
boasts a long list of waxings, with the V,f p * * 0 ~J?!L r 

niiuh ci, n p« ndvctnn nr +.h<» Bluebird chines with BG waxings. The maestro 



iVSSIS portray IrlmaeK In th, «» a« 
In this Instance. Other available wax- P lQ y s °‘j ie b, ’ e ^•mv^o^tb 0 ”' 1 
lngs of the Blues tune include Harry ™ lth llls JJ 8 ” 16, Many of them have 
James (Columbia) , Bing Crosby (Docca). J>®® n 

Jimmie Lunccford (Decca). Benny Good- the tun os in the film or^ any other re- 
man Sextet (Okeh) and Artie Shaw (Vic- cording bearing Goodmans name on 
tor). 



title strip. 




Dl.., 







Bluebird 30-0814 

YOUR SOCKS DON’T MATCH 
UP JUMPED YOU WITH 10VE 



20th Fox Plans 

Twentieth Century-Pox's productions 
for this season include 11 large-scale 
musicals, all of them offering opportuni- 
ties for tie-ups. Films are listed and 
described briefly below. Each one will 
bo discussed in greater detail as Its re- 
lease date approaches. 

First on the list Is the Sonja Henlo 
film. Wintertime, which is a good tie-up 
prospect as Woody Herman's ork is fea- 
tured in it and ops can plug Herman's 
recordings during local play dateB. 

Adaptations of two Broadway musicals 
are also included, and film versions will 
include scores of shows. Films are 
Something jor the Boys and By Jupiter. 

Sweet Rosie O’Grady and Where Do 
We Go From Here, both Betty Grablo 
starrers, will Include several oldies which 
ops can revive when the film plays in 
their territories. 

Two pix featuring namo bands also 
afford good chances to slip any waxings 
by these maestri onto machines when 
the films come around. The Gang’s All 



Columbia Shorts 

MGM's Best Foot Forward, top-flight 
musical starring Harry James, will havo 
key-city openings thruout the country 
starting September 1, when it starts In 
Hartford, Conn. The following day pic . 
will open in AJcron, Baltimore, Boston, * 
Bridgeport, Buffalo, Canton, Cleveland, 
Dayton, Evansville, Harrisburg, Kansas 
CJity, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, Now 
Haven, Norfolk, Reading, Richmond, 
Rochester, St. Louis; Springfield, Moss.; 
Syracuse, Wilmington .and Worcestor, 
On September 3 It will open at Norwich 
and Waterbury, Conn, 



CColumbfa Shorts 

Columbia has started two new short! 
series, both of them featuring musk 
with tte-up possibilities. One is a Pa- 
triotic Community Sing with Victor re- 
cording artist Lucy Monroe leading. 
Tunes Include standards which arc al- 
ways worth a few spins on machines, 
(Sec PICTURE TIE-UPS on o pp. page) 



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—“Fats” Waller 
and his Rhythm 

Vocals by “Fats" 



RECORD RtYIIVC[ 



Special reports received from The Billboard representatives last week 
show tho records listed below arc currently receiving tho most play on auto- 
matic phonographs thruout tho nation. Those reports stem from all the 
country’s leading operating centers and aro averaged together. Thus only 
records that aro distributed nationally will show up In tho guide. 



RACE MUSIC 



GOING STRONG 



m»’U RACE f OR I 

Bluebird 34-0708 

(FLY RIGHT, BABY 
RAMBLER'S BLUES 

— Lonnie Johnson, 



blues singer. With 
piano, guitar, bass. 



TUNE INI 

RCA’s full-hour radio show, "What’s New?”— the 
latest in music, Dews, comedy, science, drama. With 
Don Ameche and a host of others. Saturday nights, 7 to 8, 
EWT, Blue Network. Starts September 4th. ’ * 



! CR,ED HARRY IAMES (Helen Forrest) Columbia 366TT , 

LAST NIGHT DICK HAYMES (Song Spinners) Decca 18SS8 

Despite the tear -Jerking lyrics, phono ops who have this ballad in their 
machines are smiling brightly. And they have good reason because the 
tune swept across the country this week In a way that means a healthy 
crop of coins. Furthermore, the James' and Haymes' waxings look set j 
to maintain their fine showing for a long time to come. 



COM IN’ IN ON A WING 

AND A PRAYER SONG SPINNERS Decca T8553 

(Uth week) COLDEN CATE QUARTET Okeh 6713 

FOUR VAGABONDS Bluebird 

30-0815 1 

WILLIE KELLY Hit 7046 _ I 



IT CANT BE WRONG. .. DICK HAYMES (Song Spinners) ...Decca 18557 , 

(10th week) ALLEN MILLER Hit 7045 

FOUR VACAB0NDS Bluebird 

30-0815 

' ROSS LEONARD Savoy 108 



To help ut make new Victor and 
ti lit third Records Jor you, sell your 
old ones to your distributor! 



ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL. HARRY JAMES (Frank Sinatra) Columbia 35587 j 

(9th week) JIMMY DORSEY (Bob Eberly) Decca 2580 

FREDDY MARTIN (Clyde Rogers) Victor 20-1537 : 



1 







35*4 



YOU’LL NEVER KNOW. 

(7th week) 



DICK HAYMES (Song Spinners) 
FRANK SINATRA (Chorus) 
WILLIE KELLY 






"''TH = 



. Decca 18556 
. Columbia 36678 
.Hit 7046 



IN THE BLUE OF THE 
EVENING 

(6th week) 



TOMMY DORSEY (Frank Sinatra) . .Victor 20-1530 



PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA.. 

(6th week) 



AL DEXTER (A| Dexter) 



IT’S ALWAYS YOU . 

(3d week) 



.TOMMY DORSEY (Frank Sinatra) . 

BINC CROSBY 

BENNY COODMAN (Helen Format) 



iiM)- 

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IN MY ARMS 

(2d week) 



. DICK HAYMES (Song Spinners) 




-j» Names In parenthcioa Indicate vocalist,. 

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August 28, 1943 



AMUSEMENT MACHPffiS (MUSIC) 



The Billboard 



73 



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MUSIC II THE IffS 

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j )JUSIC FROM A FOXHOLE. — Next to pocket instruction books in 1,000,000 
1 letters from home, the most comforting copy lots and sending soldiers on all 
item in a foxhole Is music, preferably fronts a monthly hit kit of popular 
| produced by the soldier himself on a songs, containing the words of 10 top 
pocket Instrument, Doron K. Antrim re- hits and music separately arranged for 
ports in The Saturday Evening Post. piano, tonette, ocarina and harmonica. 

Several million easy-to-play instru- INDUSTRIAL MUSIC — AGAIN! Ar- 
ments have been issued by the army tides on the benefits of industrial mu- 

BMttes (flute-llke tubes) Karraoiita.s, alo , 0 , p ™ “ 

| ukuleles and ocarinas, with Instruction and magazines. The Cedar Rapids Ga- 
sheets tha ^^f n ‘ “1^*“ lnto a mu_ zctlc recently printed an article on the 

I a clan ln about 10 minutes. music installation at the Turner com- 

| Soldiers have taken to the idea of pany of that city and gave at least one 
! making their own music with surprising worth-while suggestion on the subject. 

shores of Morocco. ular as he remembered them. Unfortu- 

Dozens of good bands have been or- nately. they were pretty well out-dated, 
ganlzed by Americans ln Africa, and and younger employees of the company 
I since regulation instruments are not didn’t hesitate to let him know it. 
casHy transited in mUltMT move- As a result records are n{JW 
movements, the groups arc studded with by » be employees from a fund which is 
home-madeandlmprovlsedln^riiments ralsed by tll0 sal0 oI soft drinks, ml]k 
1 2"® esp ' ecially g < ood b> and, calloi the Pill and CQfree durlng thelr rcst periods, 
i Rollers, consists of three tonettes, a fife, ° 

two ocarinas, two guitars, two ukuleles, Turner employees arc unanimous in 
a mandolin and these self-made instru- thelr approval of the music, and man- 
ments: two bamboo pipes, five Jugs, a Boment says production has been in- 
three bottles, a xylophone, string bass, creased by at least 10 per cent as a result 
* washboard, drums, tom-toms and zlm- 01 us,n K 
baton, the last made from a stripped up- Printers' Ink says the value of music 
right piano and played with mallets. Is two-fold: to Increase production and 
The tonette has been the big hit of cement employee relations, 
the war 60 far. When the special service Doens of large plants are employing 
section of the army decided the soldiers musicians as war workers. In addition 
would either have to make thelr own to working ln the factories all the mu- 
muslc Or go without. It was decided to slclans belong to employee bands or or- 
test the ability of soldiers to handle chestras. 

* simple Instruments. Accordingly, 00 Employee bands are usually under the 
soldiers at Fort George Meade, Maryland, control of the employee association and 
; who didn’t know a note of music, were play nt d ances. parties, etc., as decided 
1 given tonettes. After 10 minutes of In- b y that association. Management may 
structlon they were playing Don t Sit cn jj U p 0n them, but usually this is done 
I Under the Apple Tree. In half an hour only on special occasions, such as the 
they were playing any tune they knew, awarding of an Army-Navy ’’E,”’ a con- 
and shortly Fort Meade became a musl- cerfc whero th0 admission price Is do- 
cal center, with more than 60 pocket- n a.ted to thQ Ecd Cross or other war serv- 
instrument bands. ice, or similar events. Such suggestions 

The government is now printing are likely to come from the association or 

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GUIDE— PART ONE! 

According to Tho Billboard representatives, who have this past week 
contacted at least four largo automatic phonograph operators In thelf cities, 
the records listed below are rapidly gaining ir» popularity all over tho nation, 
and Indications aro these records will eventually move Into tho most-played 
j bracket on tho opposite pago. 

• COMING IT • 

I 

NO LETTER TODAY TED DAFFAN (Chuck Keeshan and 

Leon Scagol Okeh 6706 

Reports from all over the country say ■•hillbillies bigger than ever,” 

‘‘can’t get enough hillbillies to meet the demand,” "everybody going 
v hillbilly crazy." And the fact that this Ted DafTan ditty crowded out 
waxlngs by Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby Is substantial evidence that 
the com craze is no rumor. This tune has been trying hard to meet 
the pace set by Pistol Packin’ Mama and Its showing this week Is a big 
step ln that direction. 

SUNDAY, MONDAY OR BING CROSBY t Dceea 1B561 

ALWAYS FRANK SINATRA Columbia 36679 

1 Altho the king of crooners and the king of swooners Joined forces in the 
match against hillbillies, even that combination couldn’t beat Ted 
Daftan. However, even with their enthusiasm for mountain music, 
phono fans haven’t lost thelr love for ballads and they seem to be ready 
, to play this one Sunday, Monday or any other day of the week. 



What with the difficulty in getting record orders filled, operators are 
milking each side of every disk dry. And where one tune Is a big coin- 
catcher, the reverse side may lose out. That may be oub reason why 
Mary, which Is on the back of You'll Never Know, keeps slipping on and 
off the Guide with no show of consistency. It’s back for another try, 
however, and maybe it will stick around this time. 

PAPER DOLL MILLS BROTHERS ^ Doecn 18318 

* Anybody can cut a paper doll, but few can do such a successful Job as 
the Mills Brothers did on this one. It’s been around for a long time 
now, but it has reached much greater heights as a revival than It did 
In Its early days. Doll is enjoying tremendous sales ln both sheet music 
and records and one reason for its No. 4 position may be that this is 
the only waxing available. 



the musicians themselves as well as from 
management. 

MUSIC FOR CONVALESCENTS.— The 
army hospital at Camp McCoy, Wls., Is 
getting good results with convalescent 
patients by feeding them on a diet bal- 
anced between vitamins and Jive, ac- 
cording to The Milwaukee Journal. A 
typical lunchtime menu might read: 
Sliced tomatoes 

(with Harry James’s Sleepy Lagoon), 
Mashed potatoes 

(add I’m Getting sentimental Over 
You, by Tommy Dorsey), 

Roast beef a Jus 

(sauce, Bob Crosby’s Basin Street 
Blues); 

Dessert — pie, ice cream, pudding, fresh 
fruit or Jcllo 

(with cornstarch special, any record 
by Guy Lombardo) ; 

Beverage— coffee, tea, milk or G. I. 
lemonade 

(Meredith Willson's Smoke Gets in 
Your Eyes); 

Special — T-bonc steak or porterhouse 
steak 

(with a string quartet playing 
Beethoven, but softly, so as not to 
Interfere with the enjoyment of 
the steak). 

Lieut. Waldo H. Llndloy, chief mess of- 
ficer at the hospital, says the Idea of 
music at mealtime has gone over with 
the men !n a big way. Patients enjoy 
thelr food more, to tho extent that their 
time of hospitalization Is actually re- 
duced, he said, adding that he hopes 
other army hospitals will adopt the 
method. 

DISAPPROVE PETR1LLO PLAN.— The 
Wall Street Journal reports that Petril- 
lo’s pet plan for free concerts has 
brought into the open a growing resent- 
ment among his unionists. 

Those who know aay thnt members of 
his American Federation of Musicians 
are getting more annoyed as they reflect 
on an estimated loss of 64,000,000 which 
they would have received in the past 12 
months had it not been for Petrlllo’s ban 
on Instrument recordings. That explains 
the movement among the members to 
let the unemployed musicians (not top- 
flight symphony orchestras) give the 
concerts. 

Meanwhile, Petrlllo's price of 818,000,- 
000 (over a five-year period) In fees 
from broadcasters for lifting his ban Is 
regarded as "big talk" to satisfy dis- 
gruntled members. The industry says 
he would take half as much. 

FAVORITES.— When the public goes , 
crazy over such a collection of noises as 
Pfsfol Packin' Mama, we begin to have 
grave doubts about the level of the pub- 
lic taste, but before we get too depressed 
there’s usually a cheery note somewhere. 
For instance, The St. Louis Globe-Dis- 
patch reports that a lot of the men ln 
the services may be jitterbugs, but when 
Norman Black, conductor of an orchestra 
at the Philadelphia USO-Labor Plaza 
recreation center went thru his requests, 
he found the servicemen’s favorites were ; 
Schubert's Ave Maria, Brahms's Hun- 
garian Dances, Liszt's Liebestraum, 
Tschalkowsky's Nutcracker Suite, Ravel's 
Bolero, and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. 

WHAT NEXT NOTE.— The Milwaukee 
Journal has uncovered something new 
In this ever-changing world: a bus driver 
with a theme song. 

Eldor (Windy) Sennholz, of Oshkosh, 
Wla., drives a bus that serves several 
Wisconsin towns. In addition, he is the 
possessor of a baritone voice of which 
he Is very proud. A few weeks ago he 
poured out a few strains of Merrily We 
Roll Along to while away the time as 
he was driving between towns. One or 
two passengers Joined ln, then a few 
more, and before they reached the last 
chorus everyone In the bus was singing. 

Sennholz figured that if folks liked 
to sing that much, why not making 
singing a part of the service on his bus? 
The idea caught on, and the singing bus- 
driver found that on almost every trip 
the passengers are eager to Join him ln 
such old favorites ns Down By the Old 
, Mill Stream, Harvest Moon and Sweet 
j Adeline. 




Here aro records that will make 
money for you! Sung in the In- 
imitable manner of these old time 
favorites. The best buy in the 
market! 

RECORDS BY 

at 75c each 




WH-1000’""A.Ti“« l " 



Ajessel, jolson, Cantor Imitation* 

75c 

each plus tax 

3-1006 Mjd About thB Boy 



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War Marriage Polka 



Bauble-meaning record* era purposely omitted from this column. 

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3 ( Continued from opposite page) 

E such as Army Air Corps and Anchors 
5 A weigh. 

E The other series Is entitled Fllm-Vodvll 
E and among the first stars to be pre- 
ss sonted ln the screen vaudeville revues 
E will be Mousle Powell; Zeb Carver, htll- 
5 billy band; Cootie Williams and vocalists 

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A column ol comment descried to keep readers informed on tv Vial's dome in the hillbilly licld. 
Address all communications to Folk Tunes Editor! The Billboard. 1D5 N, Clark Street, Chicago 1. 



NOTE 

Victor released two Tommy Dorsey sides this week. You Took My Love 
and Dig Down Deep. Jo Stafford handles the lyrics on the first and Prank 
Sinatra and the Pled Pipers get together patriotic ditty on the reverse side. 
On the Bluebird label, Pats Waller offers up Your Socks Don’t Match and 
Up Jumped You With Love. Dccca made available a Qlcn Gray 'disk, I’m 
Through With Love and Just Friends. Columbia Is holding off on new re- 
leases until the middle ot September. 

Duke Ellington’s Slip of the Lip Is catching on last In some spots as la 
Ersklne Hawkins’s Don’t Cry Baby. 



Marching To Victory 
Over ANY Other 

SSS TUNES 



Prayed in Polka Tempo . . . And 

GAY VIENNA 



BIG MONEY IS BEING MADE WITH 



C A VAY RECORD CO. 

Mm V m 58 Market Street, Newark, N. j. 



• TIIE WEEK’S BEST RELEASES • 

These Records have the Strongest Chance for Success among the Past Week's 
Releases by the Record Companies. Selection* are based upon Commercial rather 
than Musical Value. Thes* are not definite predictions, but merety the opinions of 
The Billboard's Music Department. 



There will be no review of the week's best releases this week as no hew 
records were received. 



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August 28, 1943 



74 The Billboard 



AMUSEMENT MCHBVES (MUSIC) 



AMEWCPi^f^ 

fe r l V FOLK TUNES 

xuut TUNESTERS 

^COWBOY SONGS, HILLBILLY TUNES, SPIRITUALS, ETC. 



Too Much Bis 

"Radio work in Central Texas has 
reached a new low,” writes Buddy Woody, 
manager of the Dixie Ramblers. "Spon- 
sors are few and far between, mostly be- 
cause the stations have more business 
than they can take care of and are spend- 
Ing very little for radio talent." The 
Dixie Ramblers have an early-morning 
spot on WACO at Waco, Tex. They are 
using the same combo for radio work 
that they used on their last recording 
date — fiddle, guitar, bass, accordion and 
steel guitar. The group also is playing 
dances, for which they add trumpet, 
piano, drums and vibra-harp. Woody 
states that the dance business In Central 
Texas Is a bonanza. “Three big army 
camps and plenty of war Industries have 
made business fine," ho says. "Most of 
the hillbilly bands In this section have 
added horns to their combinations to 
satisfy Eastern war workers and soldiers. 
The bands still play lots of hillbilly but 
add lots of popular stuff, too." Doug 
Bine, former managor of the Dixie Ram- 
blers. recently was Inducted Into the 
army. 

Karl and Harty on WJJD 

Karl and Harty, singing and Instru- 
mental duo, are "back home” on WJJD, 
Chicago, having Joined the Supper Time 



Frolic Sunday (22). The boys left WJJD 
in June, 1940, and since then have been 
on WLS, Chicago. They are natives of 
Renfro Valley, Kentucky, and formerly 
were a part of the Cumberland Rldgo 
Runners. They have authored a number 
of songs that have become popular on 
the air and on records. During the past 
year they toured the country with USO 
camp shows. 

Proli fic T une smith 

Roy (Scrubboard) Wallace, billed as 
“That Hoosler Hayseed From Indiany," Is 
a prolific writer of folk tunes and has 
added several new numbers recently that 
are getting a nice play. Among his newer 
songs are Winding and Jimmy Boy, re- 
cently introduced on WIBO, Indianapolis. 
"Winding is getting all kinds of re- 
quests,” writes Wallace, "and many art- 
ists are writing me about the number.” 
Wallace has a new song. Afe and That Old 
Gang of Mine, introduced by Roy Starkey 
on WLW, Cincinnati, that is touted as a 
good barbershop war number. 

Acuff Pic Assignment 

Roy Acuff, hillbilly band leader and 
singer of folk songs on WSM's Grand Ole 
Opry, left Saturday (28) for Hollywood 
and a Republic Pictures assignment. 
Acuff, his Smoky Mountain Boys, and 



Rachel Veach, outfit's comedy banjoist, 
expect to be out of the Opry for three or 
four weeks. Pewee King and his Golden 
West Cowboys and other acts will pinch 
hit for Acuff and his boys during their 
absence, 

Texas Mary Wins Out 

Texas Mary, Western ballad thrush at 
Radio Station KFAB, Lincoln, Neb., Is 
back daily plucking her guitar after a 
gallant battle with a dread bone disease. 
Texas Mary made 17 trips to the hospital 
and underwent 13 operations at the Muyo 
Clinic, Rochester, Minn., In her fight 
for health that finally returned. The 
flood of mall, flowers and candy from 
KFAB fans that followed her caused her 
doctors to ask If she came from Holly- 
wood. She does a 15-nilnute broadcast 
dally and has been with the station five 
years. 



★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ 'k'k'k'k ★★ ★★★★★★★ 

WANTED 

RIGHT NOW— FOR SPOT CASH 

USED RECORDS 



Tunester Tattle 

Laura Lee, movie editor of The Phila- 
delphia Bulletin, in her In the Movies 
column on August 18, reported on the 
Increasing popularity of the Western- 
styled pevformers among the local screen 
fans. “Roy Rogers and Gene Autry," 
wrote Miss Lee, "are the Hollywood folk 
whose names appear most often in our 
mail this week. Heat generated over the 
controversy as to which Is better is ter- 
rific. We had no idea.” The movie 
editor then devoted her column to ex- 
cerpts of letters from the Rogers and 
Autry fans. 

Spike Jones and His City Slickers broke 
the all-tlmo theater record at the River- 
side Theater, Milwaukee, with a 240 
gross, topping Sammy Kaye, who played 
there in May to $23,000. Box-officc 
lines practically circled the block every 
day. Spike appeared on Johnny Olson’s 
WTMJ Rumpus Room program and auto- 
graphed his records. 

The Hoosicr Hot Shots were a big hit 
last week when they appeared on the 
Treasury Center program in Chicago. 

Scotty Wiseman, of Lulu Belle and 
Scotty, radio and recording artists, ha3 
recovered from his Illness and will again 
be heard on tho WLS National Ram 
Dance. 

Location Comment 

No doubt the shortage of new releases 
lias something to do with keeping two or 
three numbers at the top of platter 
preference. Reports of all operators In 
Baltimore, for Instance, say that Pistol 
Packin’ Mama and No Letter Today con- 
tinue as the two most popular numbers 
on the machines and they are expected 
to remain at the top in the face of tho 
new release shortage. Five cities — Dallas, 
Miami, New Orleans, San Francisco and 
Richmond, Va. — each mention only 



Pistol Packin' Mama. It’s also tops In 
Milwaukee, Philadelphia, St. Louis and 
Das Moines; Is listed as gaining popu- 
larity In Erie, Pa.; Bridgeport and Denver 
but In Cincinnati is listed as losing 
ground. Clncy ops also say No Letter 
Today and Bom To Lose are tapering off. 

Three numbers getting the calls on 
machines in Memphis are No Letter To- 
day, Boy in Toulouse (Ted Daffan) and 
Milk Cow Blues (Johnny Lee Wells). 

Des Moines: Operator 2 reports No 
Letter Today going strong. Operator 3, 
Home in San Antono (Bob Wills), gain- 
ing In popularity. 

Denver: Operator 1, Home in San An- 
tone (Bob Wills), gaining in popularity. 

Erie, Pa.: JVo Letter Today, Bom to 
Lose and Honey Song (Louise Massey), 
all gaining In popularity. 

Baltimore: Operator 2: Night Train to 
Memphis (Roy Acuff), losing ground. 

Toronto: I’m Thinkln’ Tonight of My 
Blue Eyes (Bing Crosby), going strong. 

St. Louis: I Got the Moon in My Pocket 
(Bing Crosby), gaining In popularity. 
No Letter Today, going strong, accord- 
ing to Operator 2. 

Milwaukee: No Letter Today, going 
strong according to Operator 3. There’s 
a Star-Spangled Banner (Britt), gaining 
in popularity. 

Philadelphia: No Letter Today, gaining 
In popularity. 



Jukes Everywhere 1 

To the Editor: 

I don’t have any accumulated Infor- 
mation on tho use of the Juke box but 1 
have seen them In many of the youth 
centers. A more Interesting use of them, 
of course. Is In the servicemens' centers 
In the country, and I saw great numbers 
of them in the clubhouses on a recent - 
trip to the Caribbean, where the men 
sat around the Juke boxes with one of 
the cola family in their hands, listening 
to records — some of them pretty old. It 
seemed to me that it was a direct de- 
scendant of the bunch at the crossroads, 
at the blacksmith’s, at the cracker barrel 
and at the filling station. 

Sincerely yours, 

MARK A. McCLOSKEY, 

Director of Recreation, 

Office of Community War Services, 
Federal Security Agency, ' 

Washington, D. C. 

NOTE: Mr. McOloskey’s department has 
Issued an Interesting bulletin on the 
formation ol teen-age clubs and activ- 
ities of all kinds. 






Can use all makes — vocals, instrumen- 
tals, classical or boogy-woogy — with or 
without jackets. Tell us how many you 
bave, type, age and condition. We’ll 
make a spot cash offer that will more 
than repay yen for your trouble. 



ROL'S RECORD STORE 



311 So* NVabssh AVO* Wllicago, III* |M — Those Records and Song* show indication* ot becoming Future Nationwide Hits — 

B — in Automatic Phonographs. Selections are based upon Radio Performances, Sheet Music — 
i 1 i i k L . k i 1 l_i i i ~ I n _ k , t i i ~ Sales, Information from Music Publishers on tho relative Importance of Songs in tholr “ 

X XT XT X XCXT^ XT 7X XT X XX XT XT XT X XT X X^ 3 Cata**® 1 ■?«» * h « Judgment of The Billboard’* Music Deportment. S 



Chicago, III. 



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I RECORD BDIHG GUIDE-PART 2 ) 

| A Forecast of What New Songs and Record = 

| ggj Releases Are Most Likely To Be Needed = 
= by Phonograph Operators § 

1 e POSSIBILITIES # 1 





| August 28, 1943 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES (MUSIC) 



The Billboard 



75 




A. colnmn of music Information for phonnnraph operators. The Billboard's Annual Talent 
and Tunes Supplement Is issued tho last week in September each year. 

By ELLIOTT CRENNARD 



THERE is a definite, If uudcfinable, 
feeling among those most directly in- 
volved In the recording situation that 
the whole matter of the ban is slowly 
coming to a boil. While the AFM is 
vigorously policing its bnn and la quick 
to pounce on any Infraction of Its edict, 
things arc being discussed up at the 
union's headquarters that hint at sur- 
prising things to come. Be sure to fol- 
low the Music Department In thla and 
ensuing weeks for a peek at the hand- 
writing on the wall. The story In this 
Issue headed “Records Hinted Not Far 
OH" speaks for itself. . . . The way the 
favored Juke box bands moved in on 
Hollywood means plenty or nickels In the 
coin slots If tho ban is lifted in time for 
various name leaders now In films to put 
down on wax what they put up in cellu- 
loid. Barely a week passes without an 
announcement from one studio or an- 
other that It has Just signed one, two or 
three bands for Its next musical. If only 
Louis B. Mayer would speak to James O. 
PetrlUo. . . . Every once In a while a so- 
called race record Is released that regis- 
ters an immediate hit in Negro locations 
without nine-tenths of tho other spots 
ever knowing about it. Such was the 
case with Louis Jordan's Gonna Move to 
die Outskirts of Town and n couple of 
others. Latest to score u quick click is 
Ersklne Hawkins's Don't Cry, Baby, a 
Bluebird disk that hit lire machines tho 
first week in July. Already It Is the most 
talked about wnxlng of the day among 
followers of such things. Chances are It 
Will do equally well in all sorts of loca- 
tions. It's a blues that Is restful on 
the ears, relaxing on the nerves. A few 
bars sung, a few plunked out on a piano 
and a few more turned over to tho 
trumpet’s wnh-wnhs, all done nice and 
easy. 

Territorial Favorites 

BRIDGEPORT: 

Close to You. Frank Sinatra. 

The Connecticut town has no ex- 
clusive on Sinatra fans, but this par- 
ticular waxing by tho king of swooners Lb 
Bridgeport's own fave. Tune Is n typical 
"Sinatra Special," lush and romantic. It's 
on the reverse side of the much-played 
Tou'll Never Know ballad, and with the 
onslaught of coins attracted by the lat- 



ter, ops have apparently been reluctimt 
to turn the record over. However, now 
that Bridgeport's experiment turned out 
so successfully, other ops might follow 
suit. 

MEMPHIS: 

Boogie Woogic. Tommy Dorsey. 

This TD waxing keeps cropping up 
among the leading tunes on coin ma- 
chines all over the country, but only 
once did It manage to show up In enough 
cities at tho same time to get it into 
Coming Up. Memphis went for it in a 
big way before, then dropped it for a 
while and now it’s back ranking among 
the city's most played disks, with Mem- 
phis back on the Boogie Woogic band 
wagon and Victor still pushing the wax- 
ing, It may again find Itself gaining 
country-wide favor. 

PHILADELPHIA: 

Coodbyc, Sue. Perry Como. 

This ballad waxed by one of the con- 
ies tors for the Crosby crown has been 
slow to catch In on many nroas, but not 
so In Phllly. Maybe the stream of 
servicemen from Atlantic City keep It 
going there because of the nostalgic 
lyrics — a parting between a guy and his 
gal. Or it may be that Phllly dwellers 
are moro Como-conscious than others. 
In any event, both Sue and Perry seem 
to bo going over big. 

Note 

For a listing of songs played most often 
over tho radio for the week ended Thurs- 
day, August 19, see the Music Popularity 
Chart in tho Music Department. 

Operators with mnchlnes in Negro 
locations will also find that tho Popu- 
larity Chart presents a valuable listing 
of tho seplan best sellers under Harlem 
Hit Parade. 




Scrap Disk Drive Yields 
Collectors’ Prize Items 

AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 21.— Collectors’ 
Items are going to war in Austin’s cam- 
paign to furnish phonograph records to 
righting men and record scrap for the 
manufucturo of new disks. 

Usable records will be sent directly 
to soldiers, sailors and marines. Broken 
records will furnish the shellac for new 
platters. 

One contribution of rare Interest In 
the drive sponsored by American Legion 
posts and auxiliaries here Is a single- 
faced Victor Red Seal recording of the 
Habanera from Bizet’s Carmen, sung In 
French by Geraldine Farrar, whose glor- 
ious voice thrilled servicemen in the first 
World War. Serial number on the disk 
indicates it is at least a quarter century 
old. 

Somo other old favorites of the same 
or more ancient vintage arc records like 
Uncle Josh on a Bicycle, a rural comedy 
number by Cal Stewart; Uncle Josh in 
a Chinese Laundry and Nigger Loves His 
Possum, a descriptive duet with orches- 
tra. 

Among religious records which found 
their way Into the campaign collection 
is a Victor disk of Christ Arose by the 
Havden Quartet. Reverse side is Beau- 
tiful Isle of Somewhere, a tenor solo 
by Harold Jarvis. Those recordings are 
about 21 years old. 



HILLBILLIES 

(Continued from page 70) 
mountains, climbed to the top of the 
Juke-box heap In a few short weeks. And 
now tho Motor Parts Company, local 
Columbia-Okeh record distributors, has 
its hand3 full trying to supply the retail 
shops with enough records to meet the 
growing demand. And on the Gtrength of 
the Pfsfol Packin' click the music oper- 
ators placed other hillbilly sides In the 
machines. Again tho repetitious playing 
of the records in the machines not only 
brought an avalanche of nickels but also 
created a major market for the retail 
shops. 

Already No Letter Today by Ted Daf- 
fan's Texans, A1 Dexter's Rosallta and 
Louise Massey’s The Honey Song have 
become major music machine items and 
at the same time creeping into the best- 
selling lists of the record retailers. 

Full credit for the new Interest in hill- 
billy music here goes to the music ma- 
chines. And oddly enough the music 
operators were virtually forced to use 
such sides. Since the record distributors 
look artcr the needs of the retailers first 
and leave the left-overs to the juke-box 
boys, tho operators had been barring a 
time trying to find enough suitable rec- 
ords to fill out the machines. Old re- 
cordings by the popular dance bands 
brought in a flock of coins for a few 
days and then stopped, becoming only 
so much "dead wood’’ In the mnchlnes. 
Several weeks ago one of the operators 
received a letter from his brother in the 
army ut a Southern camp, advising him 
to put Pistol Packin' Mama In the ma- 
chines. He wrote that it was the hottest 
thing since Jingle, Jangle, Jingle. And 
It is that now, all the other operators fol- 
lowing tho same advice. 

Quick Success 

Sure enough, the music-box fans 
Jumped onto the record In a flash. What 
the operators did not realize was the 
fact that there was a latent demand for 
such recordings all the time. More than 
a quarter of a million people, mostly 
from the small towns in Eastern Penn- 
sylvania and the Southern States, have 
come Into the city In recent years to 
take up Jobs In the war Industries. These 
people havo been literally weaned on hill- 
billy muslo, but were never able to got 



it here. The minute the machine held 
the Al Dexter record they Immediately 
recognized it, poiired in coins contin- 
uously and soon the city slickers started 
taking up the songs of their country 
cousins. 

Also accounting for the almost Imme- 
diate click of the hillbilly sides are the 
servicemen coming Into the city. Gen- 
erally stationed in the small towns or 
coming in on furlough from Southern 
camps, the boys in uniform have learned 
to like hillbilly songs and when they 
found them in the music machine every- 
thing else was neglected, and the loca- 
tions soon started to ring out like a 
whistle-stop grange hall. The rush to 
the retail record counters followed soon. 

Rex Alexander, record manager for the 
Motor Parts Company, said that this Is 
the first time that hillbilly records are 
leading sales lists In Philadelphia. Here- 
tofore, the records sold only In the rural 
up-State communities. “Now,” said Alex- 
ander, “we can’t get enough of them to 
service the city dealers." 

Alexander pointed out that for the first 
time radio stations called on him to 
furnish them with a record they missed 
getting. That record, obviously enough, 
was Pistol Packin’ Mama, which is get- 
ting more requests on the air than 
the Frank Sinatra sides. Alexander ad- 
mitted that the onrush for the side was 
started by tho juke boxes. Now, he 
added, even the high-class record depart- 
ments at the department stores, such as 
Wanamaker's and Glmbel Bros., have 
been hounding the distributing firm for 
more and more copies of Pistol Packin' 
Mama and taking on all other hillbilly 
and cowboy recordings they can get. 



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FORT WORTH, Aug. 21.— New record- 
ings without orchestral background are 
a lilt in Fort Worth Juke box spots, take 
It from Jack Maloney, head of the Pan- 
ther Novelty Company. “It's remarkable 
how the records are gaining favor, he 
said. “They arc getting a good play 
every place offered." 

Some marble boards are still In stor- 
aee due to the heavy taxes. Operators 
believe that if the beer shortage is ever 
ended they will be rolled out and put in 
nlav on a profitable basis in this section 
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AMUSEMENT lU AtlllM-S 



76 The Billboard 



Brother of Common 
Awarded Silver Star 

BELLEVILLE, N. J., Aug. 21.— R. Z. 
Greene, Rowe Manufacturing Company, 
recently learned that his brother, Ber- 
nard, had received the Silver star for 
heroism in saving the lives of a number 
of navy men when the ship they were 
on was torpedoed somewhere in the At- 
lantic. Bernard was with a photographic 
unit making official pictures of various 
phases of the war. 

Before enlisting Bernard was a Holly, 
wood film producer and also was a pro- 
ducer of ft number of Broadway plays. 
Among the plays were Brooklyn, U. S. A., 
and he was also an associate producer 
with Orson Welles In the dramatization 
of Richard Wright's Native Son, the 
smash hit that starred Canada Lee. This 
production is still touring the country. 



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Florida Cigarette 
Tax Far Exceeds 
Expected Revenue 

TALLAHASSEE. Fla., Aug. 21. — Rev- 
enue of $712,027 for the first month 
Florida’s new three-cents-a-pack cig- 
arette tax was in effect has been reported 
by State officials. This amount was far 

above the expected yield. p n j o w(r _ 

Edgar W. Scarborough, State beverago era tlon in local defense plants and serv- 
dtrector who administers the cigarette icemen’s clubs, also attended the meeting. 

tax. also reported that beer, wine and " * ' 

whisky tax collections spurted again dur- 
ing July to 39.26 per cent above the 
same month of 1942. Beverage tax re- 
ceipts had dropped to an Increase of only 
3 per cent in June. 

Governor Holland, proposing the cig- 
arette tax to the Legislature, estimated 
It would produce $3,500,000 annually. II 
collections follow the pattern of the 
first month, the y‘‘" — J 
$8,000,000 a year. 



Baltimore Candy Jobbers 
Attend Annual Trade Meet 

•BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.— Ralph J. Klotz- 
baugla, president, Jossclyn's, Inc., manu- 
facturers of Milkman, Tastymak and 
other candy bars for the trade, attended 
tho 44th annual meeting of the National 
Confectionery Salesmen's Association, 
held nt the Hotel Park Central, New 

*i£iS?W president or the Giant Baltimore Candy Groups 

Sales and Vending Company, operator of Schedule Fall Meetings 
an extensive candy vending machine op- ° 

* ‘ ’ " BALTIMORE, Aug. 21. — Following a 

— -, - summer hiatus, resumption of their fall 

Among the local candy jobbing firms .schedule of meetings will take place In 
represented at the meeting were I. F. September by the different organizations 
Kartman, Lord Baltimore Candy & To- Q f the candy industry in this market, 
bacco Company; Edward Holen, Holen The Maryland Wholesale Confectlon- 
Bros. and Economy Candy & Tobacco C rs’ Association, the Jobbing group, has 
Company, Baltimore, and John H. Wolsh, scheduled its first fall meeting for Scp- 
candy Jobber of Cockeysvillc, Md. tember 15. 

; ■ The Confectionery Salesmen's Club of 

Cigarette Revenue in Texas Baltimore, inc., has Mated it« mat tali 

ms pauuu o. mo I" » . meeting September 13. 

.. yield will exceed Breaks Records 111 July However, the Manufacturing Gonfec- 

— . „ - However, receipts were AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 21. Texas cigarette Honors’ Association of Baltimore has not 

expected to fall off after the first month's revenue again broke all records in set any definite date for its first fall 
rush to stamp existing stocks, but of- Jul y, totaling $1,130,090 as compared meeting, but In keeping with a policy 
flclals could not estimate how much they witll $1,107,237 collected in June, accord- adopted last spring, will schedule one 
will drop. lng to State Treasurer Jesse James's at the call of the president of the or- 

All the cigarette tax collections, ex- monthly report. ganlzation, when and as deemed nec ex- 

cept $12,042 in annual dollar permit fees Total State taxes collected on ciga- sary for a general discussion of some 
from dealers, came from the sale of rettes, liquor, wine und beer were 82,017,- important matter or pressing problem. 

stamps. Of the total collected, $611,100 066, compared with a total of $1,733,894 * 

was transferred to tho General Revenue for June, and represented increases In - r , w , - 
Fund, where it was apportioned to old all categories. v eiKleFS Welcome IvCW 

age assistance and aid to counties. The cigarette revenues for the two C Tnepenee 

Beer, wine and whisky taxes during record-breaking months were considered °“o ar Y uuu * 

July produced $661,490, against $475,013 particxilarly significant in view of the vi at ttmobp o. The op a 

during the same month a year ago. fact that the State collects no cigarette inerease in ' allotanSt of indus- 

Llquor taxes yielded $371,219, and beer taxes on packages sold In numerous "rhd sucar to 80 Der’SnTof 1941 use 
and wine tax receipts were $287,663. military establishments thruout Texas. which “ tt £ b X/to lmp J OVC( , Upping 

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August 28, 1943 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



The Billboard 77 



Virginia Arcade 
Owners Report on 
Trade Conditions 

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.— Resort and 
beach arcade operation is proving very 
successful this season thruout sections 
of Virginia, according to a large local 
arcade operator. Vacationists and sol- 
diers from near-by camps help chalk up 
a large volume of business. 

It Is Interesting to note that this op- 
erator has had operations at resorts and 
beaches in Virginia for many years. In 
view of the thousands of soldiers at near- 
by camps ho chanced installing much 
sddltional arcade equipment. His gam- 
ble has turned out to be successful as 
business this season has been doubled. 
Vacation travel has helped In that It has 
brought many vacationists to the spots 
since the middle of July, tho the patron- 
age prior to that date had been very 
satisfactory. 

The beach at which the local operator 
has his arcade is inland enough so as 
not to be affected by dlmout regulations, 
hence large patronage and night crowds 
are assured. 

Fortunately for this organization, it 
was well supplied with arcade equipment 
before the opening of the season, and 
thus was In a position to effect the ad- 
ditional installation desired. It now has 
much more arcade equipment than lost 
season. 



Arcades in War Area 



To the Editor: 

Sometime ago I wrote a little story for 
The Billboard complimenting the coin 
machine operators of Penny Arcades in 
the United States for their fine efforts 
In helping to entertain the servicemen. 
However, the operators In the States have 
nothing on the chaps who are operating 
arcades in other parts of the world. 

Recently I had the pleasure of get- 
ting shore leave on one of Uncle Sam’3 
far-flung outposts way out in the war 
area. You can imagine my surprise to 
see many elaborate fully equipped ar- 
cades going full blast. Not only were 
the boys ih uniform having fun, but 
the natives themselves were having 
grand times playing the machines. 

One operator of a big arcade had In- 
stituted a novel Idea. I don't believe, 
any of the boys back home has ever done 
likewise. He has built a beautiful band- 
stand on a balcony in his establishment 
and had two native string orchestras 
playing and singing lovely rhythmic na- 
tive tunes. One was a male orchestra 
of about eight pieces and the other a 
female group of six fine musicians. They 
relieved each other at regular Intervals 
and never played or sang the same song 
twice. Needless to say, I was certainly 
Impressed. 

Another thing worth mentioning was 
the smooth operation of the machines. 
Some of them were quite old and had 
had years of play, but they kept right 
on working without a hitch. It surely 
Is a' tribute to the excellent workmanship 
and good materials used by our worthy 
manufacturers. 

If you think this would make Inter- 
esting reading, you may publish It In 
some future Issue of The Billboard. 

I remain, with kindest personal regards, 
Sincerely yours. 
CHARLIE ROSEN. 



Arcade at Balto. Nitery 
Continued by New Head 



BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.— The small ar- 
cade operation featured at the Stage 
Door Casino when It opened last June 
under the general management of Jerry 
Green, will be continued at this estab- 
lishment. which has reopened with 
George J. Philbln as the new general 
manager. 

Philbln brings to his new position 
many years’ experience in the amuse- 
ment field, having formerly been man- 
ager of Luna Park, Coney Island. 

Under the new management the estab- 
lishment has opened as a combination 
Vaudeville, dancing and arcade spot. 

Two shows will be staged nightly with 
continuous dancing to Charles Glbney 
and his 12-plece orchestra. Refreshments 
Will be served. . _ 

Arcade equipment Includes cigarette 
venders, photomatlc machine and about 
a dozen other machines of various kinds. 




Arcades Highlight 
Machine Activities 
In Baltimore Area 

BALTIMORE. Aug. 21. — Highlighting 
coin machine activities in the Baltimore 
area has been arcade operation, which 
according to operators has been one of 
the best summer operations In recent 
years desplto gasoline rationing, tho ban 
on pleasure driving, dim-outs along the 
Atlantic Seaboard, help shortage, me- 
chanic shortage and other problems that 
have beset them. 

Because of the wartime conditions op- 
erators had come to the conclusion that 
centralized operations would be the best 
bet during the summer season, as that 
would overcome to a large extent the 
gasoline situation, the help and mechanic 
problems and other factors. They began 
buying up arcade equipment and stored 
it. When the season opened they had 
more equipment than In former seasons. 

It is true some operators bemoan the 
loss of arcade players due to selective 
service Inductions and enlistments Into 
tho armed services. But on the other 
hand, they point to the gains in coin 
machine patrons that have been brought 
about by the great influx of young men 
of the coin machine and arcade patron- 
age age. 

According to statistics, there are ap- 
proximately 300,000 persons working in 
Baltimore war plants. The industrial 
plant weekly pay rolls are placed at 
approximately $11,000,000. 

When the new 20 per cent withholding 
tax went Into effect, coin machine men 
reported they noted a drop In their col- 
lections, attributing the falling off to 
the tax. But within a few weeks wago 
earners became used to the tax and ad- 
justed their spending accordingly, with 
the result that collections have surged 
forward at coin machine spots. 



Joe Ashe Opens Second 
Philadelphia Arcade 

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.— Joe Asho. 
one of the first pinball jobbers and op- 
erators to set up a coin machine arcade 
in the city’s downtown section, has 
opened a second arcade in the center 
of town. For his second spot, Ashe has 
one of the choice locations, a store in 
the Earle Theater Building. Tho Earle 
Theater being the only showplace mid- 
town featuring a stage policy, bringing 
In the name bands and acts each week, 
the new arcade has the advantage of 
attracting Earle patrons, who are more 
amusement-minded than the regular 
moviegoers. Moreover, the Earle, be- 
cause of its stageshows. attracts a large 
servicemen’s following. Waiting for 
stageshows to start at the four and five 
scheduled times each day, the arcade 
found Immediate favor with the Earle 
patrons. Indicative of such patronage, 
the starting time for each day’s stage- 
shows Is listed on a bulletin board in 
the arcade. 



Former Bandman Opens 
Fun Palace in Ft. Worth 

FORT WORTH, Aug. 21.— Lloyd Mc- 
Fal'.s, who for years had a dance band 
that was popular In Texas, has opened 
the new Fun Palace In downtown Fort 
Worth. The Palace has many machines 
usually found in an arcade and a Negro 
mommy of mechanical make-up that Is 
proving popular. Hit the Negro manimy 
on the nose with a baseball and a picka- 
ninny drops across her lap, whereupon 
the mammy gives the ••child" a good 
spanking. 

McFalls spent months getting enough 
.machines to open the Palace. Crowded 
Fort Worth undoubtedly will make tho 
place popular. 

The Arcade, another good machine spot 
opened downtown more than a year ago, 
la still enjoying near -capacity business. 



Op Says Learn 
To Know Patrons 

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 21.— Like all 
other merchandisers, operators of coin 
machine arcades should know their 
patrons. Establish a personal relation- 
ship with the machine players. Learn 
to call them by their first name when 
they step into your arcade the next time. 
It is this friendly and personal touch 
that keeps bringing back the players and 
makes them feel like staying longer. 

That is advice offered up by Meyer 
Wolf, veteran arcade operator. And that 
personal touch, making the players feel 
at home, Wolf says, Is the secret of the 
successful operation of his four arcades 
here In Atlantic City. Two of the ar- 
cades are located on the Boardwalk. In- 
cluding one In Garden Pier. 

One of the first arcade operators here. 
Wolf has concentrated his operations at 
the seashore resorts. In addition to tho 
four arcades here, Wolf has an arcade in 
Wildwood, N. J.. and another at Ocean 
City. Md. However, because of his In- 
ability to get adequate help, particular- 
ly service, maintenance and repair. Wolf 
Is keeping dark his arcades at the other 
two resorts this season, concentrating 
his efforts at his four locations here. 
Before entering the arcade field Wolf 
was a road salesman for the Exhibit 
Supply Company. 

Emphasizing the personal and friendly 
relationships he establishes with the ar- 
cade patrons, Wolf said that sucli service 
Is particularly important in currying the 
favor of the men in uniform, who repre- 
sent a large percentage of arcade patron- 
age. The men In uniform, said Wolf, 
like to be at a place where they can foci 
at ease Just as If they were home. More- 
over, he added, these servicemen, nil 
away from home, are lonesome and al- 
most hunger for a friendly word. Wolf 
exhibits a large collection of letters from 
servicemen stationed now all over the 
world, writing him about how much they 
missed spending some time In his ar- 
cades. “These letters," said Wolf, and 



Big Arcade Deal 
Iu Baltimore Area 

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.— Fair Grounds, 
largest and most successful arcade oper- 
ation In downtown Baltimore, headed by 
R. McGinnis and Max Leznlck, has pur- 
chased David Margolin’s Baltimore busi- 
ness. Margolin operated a local branch 
here under tho trade name of Manhat- 
tan Phonograph Company. In establish- 
ing his Baltimore operation, Margolin 
purchased the equipment and operating 
Interest of a local distributor-operator 
several weeks ago. Margolin has main 
offices in New York. 

It is reported in the trade that a sub- 
stantial sum waa Involved In th# pur- 
chase by Margolin of the Baltimore in- 
terest, which he conducted for several 
weeks until he sold out .to Fair Grounds. 

Purchase of Margolin’s Baltimore op- 
eration Involves mostly equipment, a 
good deal of It out on location, by Fair 
Grounds. The monetary consideration 
was not disclosed. 



ho writes to all the boys, "proves my busi- 
ness theory is correct.” 

Emphasis on the friendly and personal 
service theme stems from the fact that 
the Wolf enterprise Is a family affair. 
His son-in-law, Bernie Rosenberg, and 
his wife, Anna, look after two of tho 
arcades. Rosenberg formerly took charge 
of the arcade in Wildwood. Another 
daughter. Frannie, Is in charge of an- 
other arcade; while his third daughter, 
Edythe, serves as merchandise buyer for 
all the arcades. 



VENDERS SUPPLY NOTES 

(Continued from opposite page) 
lioma and South Arkansas the weather 
has been very dry and unless moisture 
conditions Improve in the near future 
It Is expected that yields will be some- 
what short. In South Texas much of 
the crop has been dug and some pea- 
nuts have been picked. 

Considerable interest continues in new 
crop peanuts, with contracts being con- 
flimcd for delivery September thru April 
at ceiling prices effective on date of ship- 
ment, containing tho usual tax clause 
and subject to allocation of or regula- 
tion by the government. 



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for Clamour Girls, 
One for Yankee 
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All - American 
Girls, and One for 
Hot-Cha Girls, or 
use any other 
Mutoscope cards 
you wish. (Ad- 
justable to sell 1, 
2 or 3 cards for 
one coin.) 

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of 

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64 

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LIST OF NEW AND FACTORY 



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Order NOW 
Any Supplies 
You IVeed: 

• GRANDMOTHER 
PREDICTION CARDS. 
HOROSCOPE CARDS 
AND CARDS FOR MA- 
CHINES OF SIMILAR 
TYPE, 

• MUTOSCOPE REELS, 
STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS, 
VIEW-A-SCOPi FILMS, 
ETC. 

• PUNCHING BAGS 
AND ACCESSORIES. 

• Out of more than 
40 different types of 
Arcade Machines we 
have only ten types 
loft. Bettor HURRY 
if you want some. 
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RECON- 
DITIONED EQUIPMENT. STILL AVAILABLE 
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. 
INTERNATIONAL MUTOSCOPE CORPORATION 

WM. RABKIN, Pres. 

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Manufacturer, of PhctoorallO errd Older Fonour Oo!n Opereted Equipment. 

44-01 ELEVENTH STREET LONC ISLAND CITY 1. NEW YORK 





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AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



August 28 , 1943 




IT WILL PAY YOU 



KELP ’EM PLAYING 
FOR THE DERATION 

Wo have parts for “what's ailing” In 
your machines. 

-WRITE US TODAY- 




WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF 
MAZDA BULBS — ORDER SOME NOW 

•nil Prices Slightly Higher In Canada. 



CANADIAN DISTRIBUTOR 

REGENT VENDING SALES 
779 Bank Street 
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 




HARRY MARCUS CO. 

8)6 W. ERIE ST.. CHICAGO, ILL. . 



Mexico Aids 

By New Coin 

6 

Makes popular coin much 
larger so that it won’t op- 
erate 5 -cent machines 



AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 21.— The Republic 
of Mexico by her coinage this year of a 
new 5-centavo piece is indirectly helping 
the coin machine Industry in Texas and 
other Southwestern Stntes along the in- 
ternational border. 

The new coins, of copper, are called 
“Joscfltas” (pronounced hoe-sny-FEE- 
tahs and meaning little Josefas) and are 
slightly larger than our quarter-dollar. 
The old “cinco centavos,” many of which 
are still in use, are the same size and 
about the same metal content as our 
nickels. 

But the cinco contavo, nltho the words 
mean "flvo cents” in Spanish, is worth 
only slightly more than 1 cent of our 
money at current rates of exchange, 
which have remained fairly stable over 
the past few years, varying not enough to 
alloct materially the nearly flve-to-one 



A LIMITED SUPPLY 
of A-1 Condition— One Ball Free Play 
Games 

Ready for immediate delivery 



Dcrbycf'41 396.00 Record Time 1Q9.BO 
Long Aero. 495.00 I Thorobrod .495.00 
Terms: 1 /3 Money Order, Bal. 8lglit Draft. 

SOUTHERN 

AUTOMATIC MUSIC CO. 

B42 South Second St., LOUISVILLE, KV. 



Tax Outlook 



A recent report from reliable sources 
slates that the Houso Ways and Means 
Committee has set September 8 as the time 
for the committee to start consideration 
of the 1943 Revenue Act. However, that 
docs not mean that public hearings will 
get under way at that time. 

Persons in authority say that it is an- 
ticipated the committee will consume a 
week or more in proparing a preliminary 
draft of a bill for consideration before 
conducting any hearings at all. Tho pro- 
cedure is somewhat different from past 
routine of the committee in that it has 
heretofore held extended hearings and then 
started drafting a bill. 

ratio. With improved highway and hotel 
accommodations Mexico has drawn moro 
and more United States tourists until 
the recent gasoline rationing restrictions 
decreased the number. Practically all of 
these tourists brought back some of tho 
Mexican coins, among them the cinco 
centavo pieces which sooner or later 
found their way Into coin machine slots 
and thereby meant a loss of revenue to 
the operators. 

Even parking meters, altho city ordi- 
nances provide fines for the use of coins 
other than nickels, were the recipients of 
the cinco centavos. Prom Austin park- 
ing meters, for example, an 80-pound 
sack of coins, tokens, slugs — with many 
of them the Mexican “nickel" — has 
been collected in the past two or three 
years. Other Latln-Amerlcan coins, in- 
cluding the Nicaraguan "cinco centavos 
rie cordoba,” are also of the same size as 
cur nickels. And so Is the Canadian 5- 
ccnt piece, altho it Is of only slightly 
less valuo than our coin of the same 
denomination. 

And so the cinco centavos were easy to 
swap for vending machine cigarettes (at 
about 4 cents a pack), for a pinball play ( 
for a tune or for an hour of parking. 

But with coinage and increased use of 
the new and larger copper coin and the 
gradual disappearance of tho old 5- 
centavo piece, coinmcn will get some re- 
lief from a money-losing practice that 
has plagued them in the past. 




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GOLF 

The IDEAL 
COU1STER GAME 
NO SLOT— NO TAX! 

A complete Casino Game with top appeal 
end money-making powor for counter 

Chrome finish. Beautiful C-color plate glass top. Perfect ALSO AVAILABLE' 

dice under glass. Sealed agitator affords perfect protection 

for location! Game size: 16 ,, x36”x2”. HI-LO CHUCK-LUCK 

. . MIAMI COLOR CAME 

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H. C. EVANS & CO., 



3 ROCK-OLA WORLD SERIES, Ea. $ 75.00 
1 EXHIBIT MOTOR RACER (1 or 
2 Player Compotitivo Came) ... 125.00 

1 EXHIBIT HI BALL 82.50 

6 SKILL JUMP with Bases, Each . . 49.50 

20 GOTTLIEB 3-WAY CRIP 

TESTERS, Each 17.50 

Y3 Deposit With Order, Balance C.' O. D. 

Economy Supply Company 



A NAME 

TO 

REMEMBER 

NOW 

MORE THAN 
EVER FOR 
SOUND 
PROFIT 
MAKING 
SALESBOARDS 

For Vltfory — Buy War Bondi 



HARLICH MFG. CO. 

1413 W. JACKSON BLVD. 
CHICAGO 7, ILL. 



SALESBOARDS 

ALL ORDERS SHIPPED SAME DAY RECEIVED 

400 HOLES LUCKY BUCKS, SPEC. THICK, 5«, DEFINITE PROFIT $7.00 $ .85 

850 HOLES TICKER TAPE, A. SPEC. THICK JUMBO HOLES, 5c, AVERACE PROFIT 

$24.63 PROT 2.75 

1000 HOLES CET YOUR PIECE, Spec. Thick, 5c, AVERACE PROFIT $29.45 PROT 3.10 

1200 HOLES TEN BIG FINS. THIN JUMBO HOLES, 5c, AVERAGE PROFIT $35.20 2.50 

1200 HOLES VICTORY BELL. SPEC. THICK “C," Sc. AVERACE PROFIT $38.57 PROT. 3.60 

1800 HOLES LULU, SPEC. THICK, Sc, DEFINITE PROFIT $24.75 3.2S 

1000 HOLES ).P. CHARLEY, SPEC. THICK, 25c, 30-HOLE JACKPOT, AVERACE 

PROFIT $52.00 PROT 2.50 

1200 HOLES HAPPY CHARLEY, 25e, SPEC. THICK, AVERACE PROFIT $77.00 PROT. . 3.00 
1000 HOLES CIGARETTE BOARDS 10 OR 20 SEC. ANY PAYOUT 

FROM 26 PKG. TO 40 PKG 1.00 

LARCE STOCK PLAIN, TIP AND JACKPOT BOARDS. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST, 
STATING YOUR REQUIREMENTS. 25% DEPOSIT WITH ALL ORDERS— BALANCE C. O. D. 

MICHIGAN CITY NOVELTY CO., BOX <6. MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA 



A-1 CONDITION 


Lowest Prices 


5 BALLY LONGACRES. . 


$470.00 


5 BALLY PIMLICOS 


385.00 


t KEENEY FORTUNE. . . 


345.00 


f BALLY THOROBRED. . 


470.00 


1 BALLY GRANDSTAND . 


160.00 


2 BIG PARADE 5 BALI 


80.00 


1 KEENEY WILDFIRE . . 


42.50 


ABOVE GAMES ARE FREE PLAY 


Ono-Thlrd Deposit, Balance 0. O. D. 


ERNEST L. 


YOUNG 


T91 2d Ave. N., 


Nashville, Tenn. 



OUTSTANDING BUYS 

IK CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINES 

Just because those Machines arc being sold at 
these Low Pricce docs not mean they arc not 
in A-1 operating condition. Even - one of these 
Machines is in operative condition or else is In 
operation at tho present time. If you need Ma- 
chines do not hesitate to purchase these, as they 
are really a steal at the prices quoted below, 
We are cutting down the extent of our operations 
and for that reason aro offering them at these 
very low prices. 

7 Col. STEWART-McQUIRE, MODEL ”8' 
(15< and 20< operation) 

$20.00 Each In Leu or 10. 

Single Mochlner, $26.00 Each. _ , 
Double Shift Container, holding 326 Packs, 
$10.00 Extra. 

8 Ool. U-NEED-A-PAK8 
$20.00 Each In Lots of 10. 

Single Machines. $26.00 Each. 

6 Col. ROWE IMPERIALS 
$22.50 Each In Lots cf 10. 

8lngle Machines, 326.00 Each. 

8 Col. ROWE IMPERIALS 
$27.60 Each In Lots of 10. 

Single Machines, $30.00 Each. 

9-30 NATIONALS 
$46.00 Each In Lott of 10. 

Single Machine* $50.00 Each. 

1/$ Deposit, Money Ordor or Cashier’s Chock, 
Balance C. O. D., F. O. B. St. Louts. 

AUTOMATIC 
CIGARETTE SALES CO. 

2208 LOCUST ST. ST. LOUIS, MO. 











OR OTHER ITEMS 



„ 20 
Perfect 



shaves 

PER 

BLADE 



'Mruati,, 



Jockey Club $150.00 
Mills Four Bolls 
(4-54) . . . 700.00 
254 Baker's 
Pacers .... 700.00 
Exh. Races. . 150.00 
Keeney Track 

Time 150.00 

Skill Time . . 178.00 
Ray’s Track . ISu.OO 
Big Games, 

F.P 125.00 

P.0 150.00 



CONSOLES' 
Domlnctte . .$151 
Jumbo Parade, 
Convertible. 27E 



BLUE FRONTS, CHHUmt utui-o, v-ncwnT uti-t-o, v . , .. sji-uta dcuu o 

JENNINGS DOLLAR CHIEF, 5c-10o-2Bo CHIEF, 8ILVER CHIEF, VICTORY CHIEF. 



HAVE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT REPRESENTATIVE 6ELECTION OF 



1HOICE ARCADE EQUIPMENT, 



a ICC Silver Chief* ' '. 

1 Columbia 

8 Marvels 

8 Morturloi 

Brown Poets Races 

Belly Club Bril 

Belly HI Hand 

8llver Moon Totellier 

Bobtail Totellier 

Bin Game. Free Play . . . . 
Jungle Camp. Prco Play . . 
Jungle Camp, Combination 
Saratoga Paycut, Ralls . . . 
Itli . . 

Clgarolla XV ill!.!!..; 

M»|or brogue Basebnll . . . 
Western DoLux Baseball . . 

Mills Punching Sage 

Strength Teat . . ; 

Kue Balls 



August. 28 9 1943 

■ MARKEPP VALUES » 

8LOTS 

5( BONUS BELL, 471998, A-1 .$275.00 
10c BONUS BELL, 41 5353, A-1. 295.00 | 
5c MIllS (IUB BEllS, ,, 0 . 

over 400,000 J3Y.3U I 

25c MIUS CLUB BELIS, „ 

over 4 00,000 factory robliilt I 

Sc MIllS BLUE FRONT, 1 

440,000 O.H., drill proof ICO Cfl ■ 



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m 10c MILLS MELON BEll, " 

!j 420,000 metered 1 77. Du ■ 

■ 54 Mills Extraordinary, rcfinished.$ 00.50 ■ 

5f Roman Head, 3/5, fact, rebuilt 129.50 

■ 1 0d Roman Head, 3/5, Tact, rebuilt 139.50 ■ 

■ SC Glitter O.T., brand new 139.50 ■ 

1 ( Qllttor Q.T., brand now 74.50 

1 5c Blue & Gold, V.P. 49.50 mm 

B4 Gliromo Vest Packet 02.50 ■ 

5/ Jon. Silver Club Chief 109.50 ™ 

I lOf Jen. Silver Club Chicr 179.50 

Single Safo, double dear .... 49.50 ■ 

Single Safe, slnglo door 22.50 ■ 

ARCADE EQUIPMENT 

■ Chlcoln ALL STAR HOCKEYS . .$209.50 ■ 

■ Qenco PLAVBALL 125.00 ■ 

MAJOR LEAGUE BASED ALL. . . 134.50 

I K coney SUBMARINE GUN 194.50 ■ 

Jcnn. ROLL IN A BARREL, A-1 . 124.50 ■ 

SOLAR HOROSCOPE, like new. . 99.60 ™ 

I KEEP PUNCHING, floor sample. 89.60 _ 

TOM MIX RIFLES 49.50 ■ 

TEN PINS, high dial 59.50 ■ 

I TEN PINS, low dial 49.50 

KICKER & CATCHERS 17.50 ■ 

PACE LOWBOY SCALES 49.50 ■ 

PHONOGRAPHS' 

I Mills THRONE OF MUSIC $175.00 n 

'40 ROCK-OLA SUPER 

MBLEGLO. “57049 249.60 ™ 

I '40 ROCK-OLA SUPER _ 

MBLE R.C., a 02980 209.50 ■ 

Wall or Bar Boxes for above 1 2.60 ■ 

I Sccburg REGAL 179.60 

Socburg MAYFAIR 225.00 ■ 

5-10-254 Baromatlcs, 3 wlro 42.50 | 

5-10-254 Baromatlcs, wireless. . . . 47.50 

I Buckley Wall Boxes, brand new. . 25.00 m. 

FREE PLAY TABLES 

6-10-20 . .$115.00 I Soa Hawk .$39.50 ™ 

I rarraqe 3700 fl " American 22.60 _ 

new ' 32.50 I ZOMBIE .. 45.00 | 

Half Certified Deposit 

* THE MARKEPP CO. I 

1 3008 Carnegie, Cleveland 16, O. 

(Henderson 1043) , ; 

r^BLUE GRASS'^ 

BARGAINS 

1 New 5c Original Mills Cold Chrome, 

3-5 Slop, Serial 470783 $325.00 

4 Mills 5c Original differ Cold Q.T., 

Serials Over 24,000 112.50 

4 Mills 1c Original Clitter Cold Q.T., 

Serials Over 24,000 79.50 

2 Mills Cash |umbo Parades 94.50 

2 Mills F.P. Jumbo Parades 75.00 

1 Mills 1940 Cash 1-2-3 70.00 

2 Keeney Super Bells, Conv 1 89.50 

3 5c Longchamps, Cash 37.50 

5 Seeburg Wallomatics 20.00 

3 5c Mills Smoker Bells, Fruif Rods. 69.50 

1 Bally Pencil Vender 69.50 

1 le Texas Leaguer 37.50 

BUIE GRASS DISTRIBUTING (0. 

1312 N. Lime, Lexington, Ky. 

Our Business Built by Jw 
■A Satisfied Customers 



WHAT HAVE YOU TO TRADE OR SELL! 

7B0E Wuriltzer $475.00 

2 54 Brown Fronts 185.00 Ea. 

1 B< Cherry Bell, 3-10 Payout. . 176.00 

IS St BLUE EROHTS. Ea 150.00 

1 84 Bonus Boll 225.00 

1 54 Paco Di Luxe, Slug Proof. . 99.50 

1 64 Rcllatep 64.60 



Mills WOWS Form 
Big Cavalry Troop 

CHICAGO, Aug. 28.— A WOWS Cavalry | 
Troop has been formed at Mills Indus- 
tries, Incorporated, reports Gwen Des- 
P [ en ter, president of the post. Thirty- j 
two girls make up the troop and they I 
will receive special Instruction in riding 
indoors, outdoors, in fancy formation 
and drill, footwork, etc. The Mills Troop 
will appear in special parades. 

Three hours, one night a week, the 
Mills girls will ride and also learn ju- 
jitsu, the art of self-defense without 
weapons. With rifle-range shooting 
added, the Mills women expect to be 
kngwn ns female commnndos. 

Medals will be awarded periodically for 
proficiency in riding, attendance, marks- 
manship, etc. Girls may attend an of- 
ficer's training school and advance all 
the way from buck private to company 
commander. Once a month the group 
will participate In a gymkhana, picnic 
or social aflair. Hiking, riding, woodlore 
and map drawing may be participated in 
by attending a camp in suburban Chi- 
cago. 

WOWS who have joined the troop are 
Dorothy Hassman, Harriet Zara, Gene- 
vieve Smith, Lillian Slowlk, Judith 
Zuliani, Dorothy Schroeder, Beryl 
Knobbe, Evelyn Bartos, Alice Wrobcll, 
Frances Komisky, Irene Harbecke, Marie 
Korlath, Miriam LaBerty, Adelaid Page, 
Lily Rome, Laura Higgins, Roberta 
Wheeler, Dorothy Roehrborn, Martha 
Jane Klclzewskl, Elaine Cichy, Betty 
XTaxel, Loretta Mahaney, Shirley Kunst- 
man, Marie Evans, Yolanda Paullnl, 
Gwen Desplentcr, Angelino Brensbcrgcr, 
Jean Osvca, Marie Gaba, Louise Alois, 
Doris Potter, Ruth Oberhardt and Sophie 
Kusck. 



■ on eiriac, H D ow.ou 

5Jolla»core 76.60 

£ PtMo Counter Gomes. $9.50 to 27.50 
46 Pin Table* $12.50 to 175.00 

CHAS. HARRIS 

2778 Lancashire Rd., Clovelatid HU., O. (0) 
Tol. Yollowstono 8619 



Seize Coin Machines on i 
Lake Michigan Steamer 

CHICAGO, Aug. 21. — A raid by Chicago 
policemen on a Lake Michigan cruiser 
resulted in the arrest of five men and 
seizure of 23 coin-operated machines. 

Four patrol wagons were summoned 
when the boat docked and the machines 
were loaded on them, as well as several 
bags of coins which the police said were 
being removed from the machines. 

Police claim the arrests were made be- 
cause the machines were in operation 
when the boat came within three miles 
of the shore and hence was In city waters. 

The arrests are a routine matter, as 
boats have been carrying coin machines 
for several years and have not previously 
been molested. 



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Vending Machine Operators! Stores! Cas StationsI 
Sales outlets everywhere! Here's a sensational "buy" in 
our handsome, eye-catching VENDING MACHINE that 

lets you vend 5 Razor Blades for 25c or other items 

that spells big profits for you. Has perfect mechanism; 
slug-proof; fool-proof; visible coin Indicator; nothing to 
get out of order. Easy customer operation. A gleaming 
white baked enamel beauty, < 

Order Now at Our Close-Out Prices 

SUPPLY LIMITED 

Originally made to sell at $39.50— now at our 
Special C/osc-Out Prices — 

While They Last, $9,90 each 

In Lots $ 0.25 In Lots of $0 7* _ 

of 50.... £ a> ,100 or More.. ^ a * 

SAMPLE SENT PREPAID $11.00 

Enclosci 25% deposit with order, balance C. O. D. 

State whether you desire machines for Razor Blades 
or other items. 

LEE INDUSTRIES 

187 N. La Salle St., Dept. B1 



tsss 

5 BLADES 
25 sis 



7Va" Wide x I 6 V 2 " 
High. Weight 1 1 lbs. 

Chicago, III. 



HIT THIS JACKPOT of MONARCH VALUES ! 

... Exhibit Rotary Merchandiser, Pusher Arm Type $295.00 

Exhibit Rotary Merchandiser, Chrome Claw Type 176.00 

*2 Buckley Silver Dome Treasure Island Ologcrs . 125.00 

Q Exhibit Novelty Merchantmen Diggers 79.60 

>■ Bally Bell Slot Machine, Combination 64 St 254, With Stand 260 00 

a Mills Owl Five Ball Froo Ploy Factory Rebuilt 75.00 

§ Mdls Dewey Slot Machines, 6 Corn Head, Good Condition . . 126.00 

Cm Calllo 254 Roulolto Console Slot Machine 260.00 

Wurlluer Counter Modol 71. With Stand 176.00 

ft* Wurlluer Model 24 Phonograph 160.00 

•f ONE BALL FREE PLAY MULTIPLE GAMES 

£ Thorobred ..$525,00 1 Longacrc .. .$626.00 I Pimlico ....$435.00 i '41 Derby ..$350.00 

p Club Trophy. 350.00 I Blue Grnst . . 190.00 Dark Horse. 190.00 Record Time. 175.00 

Sport Bpcclai 150.00 I Congo 45.00 I 7 Flashers .. 85.00 I Arrowhead .. 40.00 

E3 COMBINATION FREE PLAY Sc PAYOUT CONSOLES 

Im Mills Jumbo Parado, I Bally Club Bell ....$220.00 I Keeney Superbell .. .$220.00 

' m Factory Rebuilt . .$175.00 I Bally Hl-Hand 150.00 I Paco 1041 Saratoga. 176.00 

. ONE BALL AUTOMATIC PAYOUT TABLES 

P Keener Fortune ... .$375.00 I Bally Jockey Club . .8660.00 | Mills Spinning Reel* $1 25.00 

( Keener Skylark 326.00 Bally Turf King ... . 550.00 Mills 1-2-3 45.00 

| K'ney Winning Ticket 150.00 Bally Thistle Down . 75.00 Bally Sport King .. . 295.00 

' Bally Sport Pago . . . 55.00 I Bally Longshot 375.00 I Bally Hawthorne . , . 65.00 

FACTORY REBUILT FIVE BALL FREE PLAY GAMES 

3 United Santa Fo .. .5175.00 I United Arizona $175.00 | United Grand Conycn $175.00 

“ Gottlieb Liberty .... 175.00 I QcttllobSAIO ... 175.00 \ United Midway 175.00 

| H AUTOMATIC PAYOUT CONSOLES 



Mills Three Bells .. .$995.00 Evans *41 Royal Lucre $395.00 Bally Ray’s Track ..$125.00 

Mills Jumbo Parade, Bally Royal Draw . . 95.00 Mills Four Bells. Now 

New 175.00 Mills Four Bells, Fac- Type Coin Hoad . . 945.00 

MlTTis Jumbo, Latest . 125.00 lory Robullt .... 795.00 Q Nu . r ..... 

Keeney 4-Way BeJI, 3-5 Evans ’41 Dorn., JP. 395.00 ^en^Tw n S ' 160,00 

& 1-254, Fac, Reb. 875.00 Evans '41 Ban 0 tall,JP 475.00 I? 1 ? or", r Rrmnn 

Paco Reels' Ralls, Evans ’41 Oomlnoo. . 325.00 Be "' B( A 25f • ■ 550.00 

. 145.00 Evans ’41 Bangtails. 375.00 Kocnay Four Way Bell 895.00 



i Pace Twin Reels, Paco Twin Reels, 54 Keeney Triple Entry . 150.00' 

k A 10 475.00 & 254 525.00 K'ney '38 Track Time 125.00 

1 Paco Twin Reels, Baker Pacer, DD, JP 375.00 Bally Roll Em 195.00 

l 104 St 26 4 525.00 Baker Pacer, Foc.Reh. 325.00 Paco Saratoga, Rails, 

' Evans '41 Lucky Lucre 495.00 I Jennings Liberty Bell 30.00 I Sklllfleld 120.00 

WE HAVE A SELECTION OF LATEST TYPE SLOT MACHINES, INCLUDING NEW 

BROWN FRONTS, 5c-10c-26c; BROWN FRONTS. USED TWO MONTHS, 5r.-1 0c-25c-50ci 



2 Mills 1-2-3 39 Free Play $ 36.00 

4 Mills 1-2-3 40 Free Play 85.00 

1 Bally Gold Star Ono Ball Free Play 35.00 

2 Evans Jungle Camp Freo Play,. 65.00 
10 Wztilng Big Game Clock Dial on 

Back 75.00 

4 Wntllng Big Game Clock Dial In 

Top Free Play 75.00 

2 Jonnlngs Totalizers Free Play .... 95.00 

1 Evans Jockoy Club 7 Coin Head Oath 

Pay Out 85.00 

1 Evans Ten Strike Low Dial, Like 

New 80.00 

1 Wuriltzer Skee Ball Modol 514 A. 216.00 

2 Rock-Ola Celling Speakers, Now. . 60.00 

1 /3 Deposit Regulrod With All Order* 

GENERAL SALES CO. 

1706 8outh CaJhaun 8L. Ft. Wayne, Ind. 



Two Mills Four Bells 



Geo. D. Huss, Jr. 

Wauohula, Fla. 



Monarch Coin Machine Co. 

^ 1545 N. FAIRFIELD AVE.. ( PHONE ARldlTAGE 1434 ) CHICAGO 



SEPTEMBER SPECIALS = =-= 

Salesboards — Jar Deals — Bingo Tickets 

1280 BINGO TICKETS, Slifthed $24.00 Del. Profif; Per Gross, $216.00 

RED, WHITE & BLUE, Slilched, 2160 fo a Refill Per Gross, $396.00 

400 5c DOLLAR GAME, Thick $7.00 Del. Prof II; Each 85c 

1000-HOLE JACKPOT CHARLIE, 30-Hole Jackpot Each $1.75 

1000-HOLE It CIGARET BOARD Each $1.10 

COMPLETE LINE OF IIP AND BASEBALL TICKETS 

MID-WEST NOVELTY (0. 64 °CH !cACO, Ll i LL VE ’ 





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AimiSEMEiVT MACHINES 



August 28, 1943 



- I 



TIP BOOKS 

IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 

ALL TICKETS ARE ATTACHED TO BOOKS 

120 (ombinalions-24 Bunches-5 Tickets in Bunch 



In following styles: 
STRAIGHT TIP 
10 DIE CUT JACKPOT 
15 DIE CUT JACKPOT 



$40 



.00 

Per 

Cross 



In Lots of 
25 Cross 
or More 



$31 



.50 

Per 

Cross 



25% WITH ORDER, BALANCE C. O. D. 



SAMPLE BOOKS 35c EACH 



CHARLES CARTER 

352 EAST McCARTY ST., INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 



Cover Charges to 
Offset Top Prices 
Legal , OP A Says 

PORT WORTH, Aug. 21.— Inns, taverns 
nnd night clubs that have put on cover 
charges since the new celling prices were 
posted on beer are not violating federal 
regulations, the Port Worth District of 
OPA has ruled. 

There was no cover charge at many of 
the places until the OPA set up 11 and 
16 cents ns the beer celling price for so- 
called pints nnd 26 und 36 cents for quarts. 
Many of these places had been getting 
much more than that for beer. 

Permitting the cover charge will r edit It 
in many places being able to carry on 
that otherwise would have to close. The 
cover charge in most cases Is from 25 
cents to 76 cents a person. After the 
customer Is In the place he gets the ad- 
vantage of the OPA-prlced beer. 

“The cover charge must apply to one 
nnd all alike, regardless of whether or 
not a person buys beer," says the OPA 
district ruling. 

It is not even necessary that the place 
posting the cover charge have a dance 
floor or entertainment, the ruling held. 



BLOCKBUSTERS' 



Our Ttw 800 -IT: In Bnokboart In both Tie Bingo anil 25# Jarlcpnt Charlie Is the only really 
hasp-ally r.ew idn. n! the Tut 25 sears. Both hire rest possibilities as smash hits that, mako 
maximum pr-dila. Take a look st something different — send $1.00 per sample mailed prepaid. 
You'll come In on a new brim. (Jet your samples NOW. 

Also Tush Carls, such as 100. 150. 200, 210. 000-Hole, Profitable Put & Tako Cards. Seal 
Carts With girl-' names in •!) sire* to mote merchandise deals. Also 1-20# to l-!)!)-*, both with 
itvt without Stall in both 12 and 24 hub'. We have stocks of Salt sorts (ot you here. Anything 
you want Just ask for it. Sample-, catalog* free on request. 

W. H. BRADY COMPANY 

Manufacturers 
EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN 
Makars of Salcscards, Push Cards, Bookboards 

BUY WAR BONDS TO SPEED VICTORY 



★ * LAST CTTANCE BARGAINS ★ ★ 

WURLITIER PHONOS Each 

Each d Evans Ton Strives <3) 5 74.80 

e $600.00 1 8koo-B»ll-EUe 109X0 

? ?60's ® 676.00 1 Bay FlghWr 339.60 

1 476.00 1 Air Raider 260.00 

2 Tom MU Radio 

M"... ! V f !.■ • 09.60 



I 41 . 



SEEBURQ8 



*310.00 

1 Vogus 289.60 

1 aalKl-o-Tone, 12 Roc. 76.00 

WALL BOXES 
30 Wire =100 . . “ SI 2.5 0 
4 Wirt Keeney .... © 4.00 

2 Wur. Selective Dual 

■ Wire Speaker* ... 3 19.60 



1 Bally Basket' Ball . . 

6 A.B.T. Targets . ,.® 16.00 

CONSOLES 
1 5< Mills Blue Front. 

Srr. 398038 *126.00 

1 10< Paco, Used 1 WV. 110.00 

2 Mills Mint Vendors® 89.60 
1 Super Ball, Used 2 

Weeks 239.60 

80 14 Cent-a-Piek 

Counter Games . . © 6.00 

PIN BALL GAMES 

. _ OWeep 'Em Flylno. <7 *139 60 , ssau 

:hlnos n 8.1 Condition and Carefully C-aled. At Lost 1 /3 Deposit Required' 



_ „ , Each 

8 Yanks ® *109.00 

1 Four Aces ,\ 109.50 

1 Big Parade 109.50 

3 6-10-20 ® 119.60 

1 Knock Out 109.50 

2 Victory! ® 89.50 

1 Defense 99.50 

3 Venus @ 69.50 

1 West Winds . kb nn 

2 Chomps . . . 



2 Do-Ro M . 

1 Sp:i Pool . 

1 fir a Hawk . 

1 Hl-8lcpper 
1 Topper . . 

1 Congo, changeable it 
1 Ball 



39.60 

69.60 
49.00 
49.00 
69.80 

49.60 

59.60 

89.60 

69.60 



F m 1,1 11., wequiree on ah gnipmonti. 

& W AMUSEMENT CO. 

DIXIE AVE.. COOKEVILLE. TENNESSEE. PHONES: DAY 125 NIGHT 352-W. 



BUY A DEFENSE BOND FIRST 
Then 

KNOCK-OUT THE JAPS 



five minutes. OVER 5.000 
ORDER YOFRS TODAY. 

VICTORY GAMES 



. uiaxuiu BCOI 

ton location without tool* fn~iess~than 
ON VERSIONS NOW ON LOCATION. 



2144 SOUTHPORT AVE. 
CHICAGO 14, ILLINOIS 



Your Total 
Cost 
$ 9 .5°£ 

Oath with Order, 
f • O. B, Chicago, III. 
Includes an entirely 
NBW SCORE GLASS 
J'"} N£W GIANT rizr 
T r.r.rTMrVi'ncrv T * 



Eastern Distributor LEADER SALES (0., 131 N. 5lh Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 



WHILE THEY LAST! 

A. B. T. Challenger $ 27.60 

Rotary Merer- ardiior 229.60 

Keeney Submarine 199.60 

Brand New Electric Sheckere tin B-Fcot 

Cabinets) 69.60 

World Series 89.50 

Texas Leaguers, Do Luso 49.50 

Vlow-a-Sccnet 28.60 

Skill Jumps 62.60 

Vltallsee 79.60 

Radio Rifles 69.60 

1 Sheet the Chutes 129.60 

Jennings Lo-Boy Scale 69.60 

2 Exh. Card Machine, 35.00 

Square Bells 89.60 

HI-8core Roet-e-Ball. 7 Ft. ( Uncrated) 79.60 

| Jennings 25c Golf Ball Venders $89.50 j 

( IMPS, Brand New 57.70- 

WINGS, Brand New 

YANKEES. Brand Now 

MERCURY 

LIBERTY 

1/3 Deposit With Order. 



GERBER & GLASS 

914 Diverscy Blvd.. Chicago 



DON'T MISS THIS! 

7 Col. OuGrenlet Cigarette Metis. r/\ 

Slug Proof. F. Matches Bases and V/|<3U 
Mirrors. 15c and 20o Vending ... * * 

Ono free with 10 machine order. Completely 
refinished 86.00 extra. ’ 

ARCADE 

Ten Strike L. D * 47.60 

Drop Plcturo Machines 1o 15.00 

Skoe Bulk-tie 85. 00 

Exhibit Bicycle (Like New) 

Needs Crankcase repairs 80.00 

Pikes Peak 15.00 

Challenger Model F 17.50 

Ic-Bo Northwestern Nut Machines... 7.50 
6 Cockeyed Clrcuj A Bases (Uko New) 376.00 
Exhibit Whatsit- A Besot (Like Ncrw) 125.00 

Ramasoes (Like New) 195.00 

10 Exhibit Stroamllno Card Vondors 

200,000 New Cards Write 

Choster Pollard Football (Clean) .... 95.OO 

Jap Rat Ray Gun Conversion 125.00 

Chicago Coin Hockey 220. OD 

Buckley Dcluxo Chrome Diggers 115.00- 

Test Pilot 250.00 

SPORTLAND Neon Arcade Slgm.... 80.00 

Assorted 1c Counter Machines Write 

AUTOMATICS 

Mills 1-2-3 *55.00 

Keeney Pot Shot 1 Ball 76.00 

1o Q. T. Blue Front. 36.00 

_ J MU8IO 

Twin 12-Packard Adapters, Cabinets. .*80.00 

Rock-Ola 20 Record A Adapter 86.00 

12 WurllUcr 30 Wire 3310 Wallboxes. 15.00 
3 Wurlltrer 30 Wire #100 Wallboxes. 18.50 
18 Secburg Selcct-o-Matics 30 Wire.. 10 50 

Wurlltior 61 76.00 

1 /3 Deposit, Balance O. O. D. 

MATHENY VENDING CO. 

1001 W. Douglas, Wichita, Kan. 



PETITION OPA! 

TURN NOW TO PACE AND 
SEND YOUR PETITION TO 
THE OPA. 

SEE PAGE 69 



NEED PLASTICS? 

-READ THIS! 

Rush me, as soon as possible, 30 pieces 
of Plastic Lower Sides for 950's. 

‘Many machines arc tied up with broken 
corners, and one local operalor is being 
sued by a party who was cut by broken 
plastic.” Noel CharTes Wicker, 

New Orleans. La. 

PLASTIC REPLACEMENT PARTS 

FOR YOUR PHONOGRAPHS! 

Wo have on hand a small stock of 
ORIGINAL plastic replacement ports lor 
Wurlltrer phonographs. Ea. 

Model 71 Top Corners S 3.50 

*■ 71 Bottom Corners 4.50 

“ 500 Grille Plastics 3.50 

“ 700 Top Corners 0.35 

“ 700 Red Top Plastics (above 

(rant door) 2.00 

“ 700 Upper Bark Sides (groen) 6.50 

“ 700 Lower Sides 10.35 

800 Top Corners 14.50 

“ 800 Lower Sides 16.00 

“ 800 Top Center Plastic* (onyx) 4.00 

" 800 Uppor Back Sides (green) 6.50 

11 800 Top Red Plastics (above 

front door) . 8.50 

“ 800 Grlllo Plastics (bubble 

part) 4.00 

“ 850 Direct Top Copter (rod) 14.50 

" 950 Lower Side Plastics . . . 15.00 

" 750 Top Center Plastics (red) 6.50 



We mold tho following UNBREAKABLE 
replacement plastics and now have them 
available for: Ea. 

WurllUcr Model 61 Top Corners ... .S 4.2D 
“ “ 600 Top Corners ... 4.25 

*• " 500 Top earners 

(rod only) 0,75 

*• “ 750 Top Corners .. . 17,50 

“ •* 750 Bottom Corners. 17.50 

•• “ 850 Top Corners .. 10.50 

*• “ 850 Bottom Corners . 17.50 

ROCKOLA MODELS Standard, 

Master, Super; Top Corners 

(red or yollow) $17.50 Ea. 

Wo have tho fallowing SHEET PLASTIC 
available (slid of sheet approximately 
20”x60*'— 1000 squaro Inches): 

40 Gauge Vollow Plastic (thickness of C 
new dime), 2t Per Sq. In. 

8® Gauge Rod Plastic (thickness of a noiv 
half dollar), 3 1 Per Sq. In. 

80 Gauge Bed nr Yellow (thickness ot 0 
new silver dollar), 4 tf Per Sq. In. 

Wo cut sheet plastic to doslrcd si in. 
10% discount, on complete sheets. 

IF YOU DON’T SEE WHAT YOU WANT. 
ASK FOR IT. 

WE MAY HAVE IT IN STOCK. 
TERMS: 1 /3 Deposit with Order — Balanco 
O. O. D. — F. O. B. New York. No Orders 
Taken Without Deposit — Checks Acceptable. 

Acme Sales Co/StS?, 



FOR SALE 

Jockey Clubs $500.00 

Winning Tickets 1 50.00 

Seeburg and Wurlitxer Phonographs 
75 Free Carnes 
Slots 

Also Route for Sale 

Writ© G. MOODY 

224 '/i W. Lincoln Ave. Fergus Falls. Minn. 




25c Jackpot Charlies 25c 

980 Holes — 30 Holo J. P. 
Nonproiectod Cards. 

5c Lulu's 1440 Holes 80% 

Payout — Profit $14.40. 

(Can bo Increased to $19.20 up to $28.80.) 

EITHER OF THE ABOVE DEALS 
$1.69 Each 100 or More — $1.79, 10 or 
More — $2.09, 3 or More. 
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. 

1 /3 Deposit, Balance 0. O. D. 

DELUXE SALES (0. 

BLUE EARTH. MINN. 




r 



August 28 1943 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



The Billboard 



81 



Machines Ready for^ 
Immediate Delivery 
1 MILLS 50c GOLD CHROME. .$595.00 

1 MILLS 50c GOOSENECK J.P.. 169.50 

2 JENNINGS 50c CHIEFS 325.00 



349.50 

395.00 

335.00 
! 275.00 



1 MILLS 25c CHROME, 2-5. 

I MILLS 25c CLUB BELL, 

Llko. Now 

1 MILLS 10c CLUB BELL, 

Like New 

8 MILLS 25c BROWN FRONTS, 

c. H. Knro Action 

1 MILLS 10c BROWN FRONT, .. 

C. H. Knee Action 257.50 

14 MILLS 25c BLUE FRONTS, 
c. H, Knee Action 245.00 

2 MILLS 10c BLUE FRONTS, . 0 „ cn 

O. H. Knew Action l'V.SB 

8 MILLS 5c WAR EAGLES. 3-5 . 99.50 
6 MILLS 25c WAB EAGLES, 3-5 165.00 



6 S.™ U L B o! m ' $795.00 
2 MILLS THREE BELLS. .. 950.00 



2 BUCKLEY SEVEN BELLS, 

Slant Head .... jZrO.UU 

12 MILLS JUMBO PARADES, F.P., . . c . 

Like Now 64.50 

I PACES RACES Red Arrow.'. 225.00 
I BAKERS PACER Dally Double 295.00 
I PACES RACES, Brown Cab.. . 150.00 
I PACES RACES, Black Cab.. . 99.50 

3 JENNINGS FAST TIMES, F. P. 59.50 
12 JENNINGS CIGA ROLLAS, 

IVIotfol XXV, Aulomitle ciionoe jJQ 

1 WURUI2ER COLONIAL 780. 445.00 

4 WURLIT2ER 61 C. MODEL.. 89.50 
1 SEEBURG VOGUE, Wlrelen. 265.00 
1 SEEBURG COLONEL, Wirelesr 375.00 
1 SEEBURG ENVOY, WlreleuE.S. 375.00 

I SEEBURG GEM 149.50 

1 SEEBURG 8800 Wireless. . . 395.00 

1 MILLS THRONE OF MUSIC.. 169,50 

2 ROCKOLA '39 DELUXE .... 195.00 
1 ROCK OLA '40 SUPER DELUXE 265.00 

1 ROCK OLA '40 SUPER DELUXE, 

with ItiloiJlt-r 285.00 

2 JAP CONV. CHICKEN SAM.. 129.50 

2 KEENEY SUBMARINE GUNS.. 169.50 

1 KEENEY AIR RAIDER 195.00 

4 A.8.T. CHALLENGERS 17.50 

3 M MILCO 25c CHECKS... 18.50 M. 
3 M MILCO 5c CHECKS.... 13.50 M. 
2500 BRASS SOLID CHECKS. 16.50 M. 

WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF 
MILLS PARTS 

Te.ms: Vl Certified Depot!., Bat. C.O.D. 

STERLING NOVELTY CO. 

669-671 S. Broadway, Lexington 20, Ky. 



IN STOCK 

READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 

BALL CAME & NOVELTY ITEMS 

191 BX— Batons, Silver Gr.$11.50 

1951X — Heavy Maple Canes . . .Dor. 3.00 
16S8 — Tails with Sayings .. .Per 100 4.50 

1670 — Tails, Medium Per 100 9.00 

1676— Tails, Large Sire Per 100 13.50 

1698— Hat Bands Per 100 2.00 

1699 — Comic Feathers Per 100 .95 

2763 — Largo Comic Buttons, 

2'/2 Inch Per 1 00 5.25 

2798— Victory Pins Per 1000 9.50 

CORN CAME SPECIALS 

6860 — Lamps Each $1.50 

6864— Lamps Each 1.85 

Write for 1943 stock list 

CONTINENTAL 

Distributing Company 

822 N. 3rd Street, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Operators Cheered 
By OPA’s Lifting 
Of Joy-Riding Ban 

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21. — The plan an- 
nounced by the OPA to lift the ban on 
pleasure driving and increase the coupon 
value of rationed gasoline, has been 
hailed by both operators and distributors 
of coin machines here as a most im- 
portant development. Both point out it 
will mean better servicing. However, 
operators point out. when the ban is 
lifted they will have to consider the 
wear and tear on tires and cars. 

The greater allotment of gasoline will 
make It possible for many operators to 
open up new spots. They look for in- 
creased patronage of spots in outlying 
sections, which will bo made possible by 
lifting the pleasure-driving ban around 
September 1 . 

There Is no denying that the ban on 
pleasure driving has had an adverse ef- 
fect on coin machine operation outside 
the metropolitan area. Since the pleas- 
ure-driving ban has been in effect, the 
policy of operators has been to cen- 
tralize locations. Iu so doing they 
dropped the poorer spots and centered 
their efforts on the better paying ones. 

May Reopen Some Spots 

Many operators who were unable to 
service some spots because of the scarcity 
of gasoline plan to reopen those spots. 

In some instances where under the 
pleasure-driving ban operators found it 
good business to put the machines in 
storage, they will find it profitable to 
have the units once again on location. 



SEE ILtit&cfo 

GRAND CANYON 
ARIZONA 
SUN VALLEY 
SANTA FE 

At All Leading Distributors 

United, MANUFACTURING CO 

6123 N. Western Ave., Chicago, III. 



Tlteie is no substitute 
jjOi Quality 

Quality Products Will 
Last for the Duration 

D. GOTTLIEB & CO. 

CHICAGO 



WANTED""} 
72 FOR CASH ST 

, Bally Defenders, Rapid Fire, Muioscope 
Drlvemobtles, Ace Bombers, Evans Super 
Bomber, Air Raider, Air Defense, Night 
Bomber, Sky Fighter, Chicken Sams, 
Western Baseball, K. O. Fighters. Also 
any other Machines suitable for Penny 
Arcade, Including Photomatons. 

MIKE MUNVES 

520 W. 43rd St., NEW YORK 

Bryant 9-6677 



1 5 1 Mills Blue Fronts 5110.00 

2 10* Watllng Rolatop 77.60 

1 5e Walling Rolatop 67.60 

2 Dc Jennings Victoria 20.00 

2 5C Jennings Slnglo J.P 17.60 

2 6 1 * Walling Blue Seal, Single J.P 20.00 

4 5C Mills Single J.P 20.00 

1 5tf Jonnlngs Little Duko, J.P 16.00 

1 log Mills Single J.P 27.50 

1 IOC Mills Skyscraper, O.K., Lets Pay Out 

Slides 26.00 

WEST COAST AMUSEMENT CO. 

820 South MoDlll Avow TAMPA 6, FLA. 



120 COMB. TIP TICKETS 

WITH SEAL CARD 



Lowest Prices on Bingos, etc. Write 
Satisfaction Quranteed or Money Refunded. 
WE BUY — SELL — TRADE 
COIN MACHINES OF ALL KINDS, 

V. P. Distributing Co. 

2334-36 OLIVE ST. ST. LOUIS, MO. 



ST. PAUL 

DES MOINES 
BUFFALO 

PHILADELPHIA 

Four Offices To Serve You BETTER 

Air. Operator: 

All Our Equipment Is Reconditioned by Fac- 
tory Trained Mechanics and Ready to Put on 
Location. 

Contact Your Nearest Mayflower Office for 
These Exceptional Buys . 



120.00 



300.00 

G5.00 

70.00 



8LOT8 

6 ( War Eagles, C.H., 

Pointed Gold . . . .5110.00 
IOC War Eagles, C.f 

Painted Gold 

26C War Eaglrs, C.H 
Painted Gold . . . 

5C Four 8tar Chief . 

2DC Four Star Chief 
25C Silver Chief . . 

GC Rolatop 

IOC Rolatop 

26C Rolatop 110.00 

26C Watllng Treasury 66.00 
5C-10f-25C Triplex . SO, 00 
BC Pace AJJ Star . . . 70.00 

IOC Pace All Star . . 75.00 

25C Pace All Star . . 135.00 
6C Pace All StarContole 85.00 
GC Collie Console . . . 40.00 

IOC Calllo Console . . 60.00 

Bally Bell, 5< & 6C . 90.00 

Seven Coin Callle . . . 60.00 

1C Q.T 35.00 

Columbia Gold Award, 

Like New 60.00 

Columbia Gold Award, 

Brand New 80.00 

PIN TABLES 

Jockey Club 5460.00 




When ordering kindly include the customary 1/3 deposit with order. 



tMaytffowei dtitk&utincj &. 



2218 UNIVERSITY AVE., 
ST. PAUL, MINN. 

Nestor 7901 

1420 LOCUST AVE., 

DES MOINES. IOWA 



1427 N. BROAD ST., 
PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
350 DELAWARE AVE., 
BUFFALO, N. Y. 



■PINBALL, SLOT, CONSOLE CLOSE OUT- 



ABC Bowler $29.50 

Bally Beauty 19,50 

Battle TRcv.l 78,50 

Broadcast 29.50 

Bordertown 19.50 

Crossline 19.50 

Clover 67.50 

Flicker 24.50 

Cold Star 34.50 

Landslide 22.50 

Majors '41 39.50 

Punch 19.50 



Paradise $29.50 

Repeater 27.50 

Silver Skates 26.50 

Seven Up 34.50 

Spot Pool 46.50 

Sports Parade 25.00 

Seorealine 23.50 

Stratolincr 34.50 

Sentry IRcv.) 78.50 

Stars 45.00 

Topic 75.00 

Victory 79,50 



All Our Game* Aro Ready for Operation. Terms: 1/3 

GLOBE GAMES COMPANY 



SLOTS & jUMBO PARADES 
Paco 5e Comet . . . .$79.50 
Jcnn. 5c 4 Star Chief 119.50 
Watllng 10c Rolatop 89.50 
Jumbo Parade, C.P., 

Late 99.50 

Jumbo Parade, F.P., 
or C.P., Conv. Mint 
Vendor, Like New 1 50.00 
Dopotlt, Balance O. O. O. 

1228 WALNUT 8TREET 
CINCINNATI, OHIO 



WURLITZER and ROCK-OLA CHASSIS 

Complete with exception of tone arms, trays, motors, speakers and amp//Kers 

Wurlitxer P 12 $1 5.00 I Wurlitxcr 24 $40.00 

Wurlitxcr 412 1 5.00 RockoLi 12 15.00 

Wurlitxer 616 20.00 I Steel Cabinets 10.00 



WANTED 

KEENEY ANTI-AIRCRAFTS 

Black or Brown, In Any Condition, Any Amount. 

Write giving full particulars In first letter, Including price and quantity. 

557 ROCERS AVENUE 
BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



SUPREME ENTERPRISES 



j* CASH PAID FOR OLD J 

t WURLITZER SKEE BALLS AND BANK ROLLS \ 

M State Model. Can Also Use Wurlitzer Skee Ball Parts. R 

S S A tv COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE J 

2416 GRAND RIVER AVE. DETR^T^MICH.J^ 





82 



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AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



August 28, 1943 




NOVELTY CO 



r 2200 N. WESTERN AVE., CHICAGO, ILL 

ASSOC. J ATLAS AUTOMATIC MUSIC CO ,3939GrondRiv*r Ave .DETROIT' 
OFFICES\_AUAS NOVELTY COMPANY, 2 2)9 Fifth Ave., PITTSBURG 



Sales Tax Receipts 
Leveling Off ; May 
Exceed Gas Taxes 



-WANTED- 
SLOT MACHINES 



SPECIAL— 5c- 10c-25c SET OF BLUE FRONTS. Rcb. by MILLS — $800.00 
SPECIAL — 5c-10c-25c Mills Hand Load, 3-10 Payout, The Set $865.00 
SPECIAL — 5c-IOc-25e — Four Star |cnn. Chief, the Set, $475.00 — SPECIAlT 
SPECIAL— NEW SUPREME CUN, $330.00— SPECIAL 

ARCADE EQUIPMENT, GUNS & MISCELLANEOUS 

K.O. Fighter $165.00 Keeney Submarine 9179.60 

Bully Bull Oun 89.60 Whljt Ball A Swell Slitcen 7 .60 

Bally Rapid Fire 239.60 Pike* Peak* 18.60 

Bally Defender. A-1 296.00 ABT Gun*. LUt Model* 22.50 

Chicago Coin Hockey 224.00 Loop-o-Ball 60.60 

Exhibit 6tr«amllne Olooor 89.80 Advance Sheckee 19.50 

Radio Rifle A Film 89.60 Mercury, Cloarctte Reels 8.60 

Gou. 3-Way 17.60 Keeney Anti-Air Screonr, New 6.60 

Shoot tho Chutoi 139.60 Collect, Point A Rivet Kit 7.60 

Es. Card Vender. Floor Modal 34.60 New 1< Bulldog Coin Chute* 2.76 

Mills World Horoeeue 69.80 Rectlf era. -24. 28. 32. for Gtnco .. . G.OO 

Ten Strike 66.00 Used Be 600 F.P. Coin Chutoa 2.00 

Hoot Mon Golf 74.60 Collection Books. Por 100 8.00 

Western Oomph 39.60 6-Cel. Slewart-McOuIro Clg. 49.50 

Batting Praetlca. Lato Modal 116. 00 8-Wlr* Z p Coed, Per Feet .10 

Anti- Aircrafts. Brown 89.60 Photo Cells, Secburg & Bally 3.60 

Set Exhibit Wheels of Lovo A Stand . . 169.50 Bally Defender, Photo Cells 4.80 

Keonoy Air Rnliler 249.50 3/8” Stoel Balls for Texas Leaguers & 

Kicker and Catcher 19.60 ABT Guns. Pee Hundred 0.00 

Evens Tommy Gun 169.50 1 -Ball Escalator Bolts 1.60 

GRAND CANYON, $175-00 ARIZONA, $175.00 

SECOND FRONT AND ACTION. $145.00 — NEW MIDWAY. $175.00 



Highest cash prices paid for 
late model Slot Machines of 
all makes. Any model, any 
condition. Now is the time to 
get those machines out of stor- 
age. Help win the war by get- 
ting them into circulation. 
Uncle Sam will get $100.00 
per year for every machine put 
into operation, and you can 
use the proceeds to buy War 
Bonds. 

Write, tuire or phone l 

Tell us tuftat you have. 



NEW YORK, Aug. 21. — Because of "war 
shortages” and reduction of general 
sales tax rates In some States, tho up- 
ward trend of general sales tax revenues 
has slowed down during the past year. 

Despite this general sales taxes rank 
second only to gasoline taxes as the most 
Important single revenue source among 
State excise taxes. If present trends 
continue, the sales tax may become the 
most important source of State revenues. 

State revenues from general Bales 
taxes amounted to 8032,700,000 In the 
fiscal year 1942, or about 28.5 per cent 
of all State excise yields thruout the 
country. In proportion to total State- 
collected revenues, excluding unemploy- 
ment compensation taxes, general Bales 
tax revenues have Increased from 14.3 
per cent in 1939 to 10.2 per cent In 1042. 

Total revenues collected from sales 
taxes vary widely from time to time 
among the States, but taking the coun- 
try as a whole, general sales taxes where 
levied yielded 18.5 per cent more In cal- 
endar year 1941 than in 1940, which was 
higher than the preceding year. Calen- 
dar 1942 showed a further Increase of 
only 3 per cent and tho strong upward 
trend appears to have spent its mo- 
mentum in March, 1942. 

These Increases have given rise to tho 
Important question: “Will the leveling- 
out trend that set in during the spring 
of 1942 continue and be permanent for 
the duration, or did the summer months 
of 1942 only interrupt the steep upward 
trend which Is about to resume its course 
With now vigor?" 

Receipts Uneven 

State-by-State comparisons of sales tax 
receipts show an unevenness and offer 
little evidence to support contentions 
concerning future trends. In January, 
1943, Ohio experienced a decline of 29.3 
per cent, Illinois 6.1 per cent and Wyom- 
ing 6.9 per cent. Significant increases in 
January were reported from Arizona, 
Mississippi and Utah. 

Increases In some States compensating 
for decreases in others may be accounted 
for by shift of population and Industry, 
type of transaction and type of com- 
modity reflected and difference in rlBlng 
prices in various localities. 

The first four months of calendar year 
1943 appear to have produced a more 
strongly pronounced upward tendency of 
: sales tax revenues. February, 1943, ln- 
| creases over February, 1942, were con- 
siderably steeper than February Increases 
ol 1942 over February, 1941. 

March, 1943, Increases over March, 
1942, wore less steep than in March of 
the two preceding years, but preliminary 
figures for Aprl. 1943, indicated a prob- 
able increase of more than 7 per cent 
over April, 1942. 



BAKER NOVELTY CO. 



1700 W. Washington, Chicago 12 
MONroo 7911) _ 



5d BLUE FRONTS, REBUILT AT MILLS FACTORY 
■BY FACTORY TRAINED EXPERTS, SAME AS NEW 



SPECIAL 



SLOTS 



5085.00 2 Four Bells 

260.00 1940 Galloping Dominoes, A-1 ... 

246.00 2 Pimlico* 

196-00 Bally Sport SocClal 

159.60 25< 4-8 Ur Chief 

139.60 6< Silver Chlkf 

276.00 Keeney Fortune 

144.60 Keeney Sky Lark 

144.50 Club Trepliy 

128.60 Kentucky, Cash Payout 

89.50 8»nt» Arlta 

194.60 Record Time 

119.60 Jumbo Parade. Late Model, C.P.O. 

395.00 Long Shot, Floor Samplo 

PIN GAMES 

Its $42.60 I Sky Line 

Ranch 34.60 I Metro 

Parade 39.50 | Sea Hawk .... 



PIN GAME PART! 

FOR 

PRACTICALLY EVERY TYPE PIN 
CAME BUILT DURING 
1935 TO 1941 



OVER 1000 CAMES WITH BACK CLASSES 
BEINC STRIPPED FOR PARTS. 



Pin Games and Slots for CA8H. fitato 
Quantity, Price and Condition. 



Don’t Junk That Carnal! 
Wo Have the Part You Need. 
WRITE — WIRE— TELEPHONE 



EMPIRE COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE 



3400 Armltagc Ave. CHICACO, ILL 
Telephone: Belmont 5400 



CLOSEOUTS 



, next to impossible) to secure. We have an adapter tn nuke tbo changeover to 7F7 that re- 
„„ chunci! in your amplifier. All that you have to do la plus your 7F7 in adapter nnd then ping 
adapter tn your amplifier and you are ready to go. We also have an adapter for the changeover from 
523 to CIMCJ that works sumo way. no worry, xnyuno can make tho ch»m:c. Carry these in your »crr- 
lce kit as etandu rd equipment. Price $3.00 each lots of tlx. Ono-thlrd cadi deposit, balance O. O, D. 



8SC7 



1 Mutoicopo Sky Fighter $299.1 

1 Bally Rapid Flro 199 

1 5t Paces Races, Brown Cabinet, 

Hlph Speed Motor 189 

1 Evans Ton Strike, Hlph Dial 69 

1 1 1 Paco Bantam Slot 42 

1 A.B.C. Bowler 29 

2 Sea Hawks 34 

6 1(1 American Eagles, Token Payout . . 7 

5 It Marcuryi, Token Payout 1 7 

3 1 1 Zephyrs 7 

1 If Jiffy 7 

1/2 Deposit With Order, Balance G. O. D. 



HERMITAGE MUSIC CO. 



SPECIALS! 



EVANS BANGTAILS, ‘41, JACKPOT $1 

EVANS DOMINOES. ’41, |ACKPOT 

EXHIBIT ROTARY MERCHANDISER, Claw Type 

(Novelty Candy Vendorl 

VIST POCKET, CREEN 

VEST POCKET, BLUE b COLD 



Albion, Michigan 



LAST CHANCE 



REBUILT BELLS 
60 ( Wat. Rolltop . . .$398.60 

6 1 Wat. Rclatoo 78.60 

tft Jenn. Silver Olub . 176.00 

5 1 Q.T. Bluo 109.60 

B t Jenn. 4 Star Chief 125.00 
61 Jenn. Stiver Chief. 195.00 
Gf Jenn. 8ilvor Moen 

Chief 224.60 

Grootchon Columbia, 

C'g. Reels, Lato 
Model, G.A 89.50 



Final 
Closeout ! 
It CUB l$7' 7 

CIC. REELS j B 



ARCADE MACHINES 

Ohl Coin Hookey *229.50 

Batting Praotlce .... 129.60 

World 8 crier 89.50 

Baker Llnc-a-Llna . . . 89.60 

Texaa Leaguer 64.60 

Tom Mix Gun 79.50 

Bano-o-Deer 124.60 

Kirk Guetter Scale . . . 124.50 

PARTS 



WANTED 

Floor and Digger Men 

FOIt ARCADB. 

JACK MURRAY 

101Z South Third 8t. LEE8VILLE, L 



Only a few left 

BALLY LONGACRES, F. P 5485.00 

BALLY 1H0R0BRID, F. P 485.00 

BALLY PIMLICO, F. P 395.00 

BALLY CLUB TROPHY, F. P 300.00 

Ono-third deposit, balance C. O, D. 

STANDARD 
Amusement Co. 

209 Church St., Nashville 3, Tenn. 



MILLS JACK POT 
CLASSES $1.25 



ALSO GENUINE FACTORY 
REBUILT MILLS BELLS. 
Write Tor Price*! 



Jenn. J. P. Glais ...$* 
Watl. J. P. Glass .... ' 
Mill* Eicalator QlaK. 
Mill* Reel Qloit .... 
Title Strip* , 2000.. 
Curved Ten 8trlke 

Glasses i 

Main Dear for Chicken 

Sem Motor 

Chicken 6am SOOO-Ohm 
Variable Realtors . . 
Toggle Switches for 

Chicken Sam 1 

Chicken 8am Gun Stock 

(Only) 1 



CONSOLES 

Watl. Big Qame, P.O. 

. .$189.60 

Jenn. Golferole, Latest 

Model, Like New. 139.50 
Jenn, Clgarola, Model 

V 79.60 

Jenn. Clgarola XXV 199.60 
Mills Jumbo, P.O... 114.60 

Hl-Hand 148,60 

Bally Royal Draw, P.O. 89.60 
8llver Moon. P.O... 129.60 
Keeney Triple Entry 129.60 
Paco Reels, Bf. P.O., 

Ohromo Rolling ,. 132.50 



1833 Count 1 WRIT* 

2280 Count with 60 6cal Card } FOR 

2620 Count With 60 8eal Card .... I PRICES 
1/8 Dopotlt, Balance 0.0. D. 8upply Limited. 

AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT COMPANY 

333 Mast. Avenue INDIANAPOLIS* IND. 



For MILLS Ono Cent or Five . Cent WAR 
EAGLES. Need not bn in operating condition 
if no parts are mlulug. Ship via truck — O. O. D. 

ILLINOIS NOVELTY CO. 

4336 Armltego Ave. CHICAGO 39, ILL. 
ALBany 0945 

PUOTOMATONS WANTED 

Complete or In parts. Any condition. Can also 
Lenses, 8huttcrs, Enlargers; Eastman or Pcslwpe 
Paper, all sues, and I*boto Mounts. Mirrors Small 
Folders, etc. I sell hard-to-ect parts. State jour 
studio or machine troubles. 

PHOTOMATON SPECIALIST 
Box 433, Core Billboard, 1804 Broadway, N. Y. a 



One Keeney Super Boll, 2-6 1 Slot, Used 

Vory Little, Seme ai New S400.C 

Ono Mill* Four Belli, In Good Condi- 

tlon (4-6d Slot), Sorlal 1958 725.C 

One Bakor Pacor, D.D., Jackpot Model, 

Looki and Worke O.K 265.( 

One Chicago Coin Hockey, In tho Best of 

Shape . 195.C 

Will Ship on Receipt of Ono-Half Deposit, 
Balance O. O. D. 



PLEA8E ADDRE8S YOUR MAIL TO OHIOAGO 47, ILL. 
TERMS; 1/3 Deposit, Balance O. O. D. i 







August 28, 1943 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



The Billboard 83 



BARREL FUN 
TICKETS 

Tip Style 
2052 Size 

$42.oo 



FRANKEL OFFERS 

2 Mills 5t Chromes, 3-5, @ $295.00 

2 Mills 10c Chromes, 2-5, @ 325.00 

1 Pace 50c Console Slot, like new, @ 425.00 



RED, WHITE, 
BLUE 
TICKETS 

2160 Size 

$39-00 



Jennings Slots 

5c CHIEF $ 99.50 

5c SILVER CHIEF 189.50 

10c SILVER CHIEF 199.50 

25c SILVER CHIEF 259.50 

5c CONSOLE CHIEF 149.50 

Wailing 

5c R0LAT0P, Floor Sample.... $ 89.50 

10c R01AT0P, Clean 99.50 

25c R0LAT0P, Perfect 149.50 

Mills 

10c EXTRAORDINARY, 3-5 $149.50 

5c WAR EAGLES, 2-4 99.50 

25c WAR EAGLES, 2-4 139.50 



Safes Hoards 

1250 — 5c Victory, $33.00 Av. Profit. 

1222 — 5c 3 ' B,lr I umb °. 540.00 Av. Profit. 
1500— Sc Roulette Jr.. $32.00 Av. Profit. 
Several Hundrod of Each. 

All Thick Boards. Each 



$4.95 



A Beautiful Pair of Mills War 
Eagles. Reconditioned and refin- 
ished at Mills’ Factory. 3-5 
Payout. Club Handles. 

Ono 5; Play $375-00 

For the Pair 



One 25c Play 



PACE REELS CONS., 5c, cash or free 

play $89.50 

C01UMBIAS, GA, Cig. or Fruil Reels 54.50 



BINGO TICKETS 

1MO Size 



do, $ 19-00 



ONE-THIRD DEPOSIT, PLEASE 



FRANKEL SPECIALTY CO. 



L. D. PHONE 7724 



ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS 



7 Longacrcs .... 

5 Thorobeeds 

7 1940 Mills 1-2-3 

1 Skylark 

1 Victorious Turf Champ 

2 Cold Cup (Condition As Is) 



. .$475.00 
47S.OO 

89.50 
. 225.00 
. 169.50 

29.50 



ONE BALL FREE PLAY GAMES 

2 Blue Crass $159.50 

2 Dark Horse 159.50 

2 Contest 1 50.00 

2 ’41 Derby 300.00 

2 Pimlico 375.00 

FIVE BALL FREE PLAY CAMES 

2 Air Circus $105.00 

1 Speed Ball 34.50 

1 Bally Play Ball 34.50 

1 A.B.C. Bowler 39.50 

2 Super Chubbio 39.50 

2 Texas Mustang 52.50 

CONSOLES 

1 Track Time (Class Broken), Auto- 
matic Payoff $35.00 

1 Pamco Deluxe Bell, Automatic 

Payoff 15.00 

1 Pamco Jackpot Console, Automatic 
Payoff 15.00 



2 Knockouts $105.00 

6 Big Parades 105.00 

2 Keep Em Flying 145.00 

1 Shangri La 145.00 

2 Sun Valley 139.50 

4 Liberty 145.00 

2 5-1 0-20, Original Crates 1 59.50 



15.00 



iroken), Automatic 

1 Fast Track (Class Broken), Auto- 
matic Payoff 35.00 

Note: Add $5.00 Additional for Crating Consoles. 

SLOT MACHINES 

1 5c Mills Silver Front War Eagle, I I 5e Mills Lion Head, 3/5 Pay $75.00 

2/4 Pay $150,00 1 

Note: These two machines are in excellent condition, very clean. 

SPECIAL: 1 Ad-Lee Zig-Zag Vender Floor Sample, $29.50. 

AU quotations are made subject to prior sale and F. O. B. Nashville. 
One-third deposit required. 

H. G. FAYNE COMPANY 

312-14 BROADWAY NASHVILLE 3, TENN. 



Consolidating Our Roules, We Offer the Following: 



FREE PLAY PINBALL 

EACH 

1 Nippy $24.50 

2 Old 8lyle majors (Now 

Bumpers) 34.00 

1 AII American 34.50 

2 Sport Parade 39.60 

2 Bella Hep »4 no 

2 Schoel Days 
1 Victory . . . 



84.60 

24.50 

22.50 

29.50 

29.50 

39.50 

22.50 

47.50 

72.50 



2 Moire 

1 Rosy 

1 Yacht Club 

1 Homo Run (Orinincl) . 

1 Majors for 1041 .... 

2 Bright Spots 

3 Captain Kidd 

2 Sky Blntnr 

1 Ea<yl<< Snutdron ( Fa» 

2B t°ry Rebuilt) 140.60 

1 Playtaall *1**1111111 44^50 

1 Yanks 89.50 

1 Slugger 69.50 

1 Cobs 80.50 

1 4-Reol Colllo Jack Pot 
8 Ball Lucky Strikes 
1 Now Mercury (Token Paycut) 
6 Used (Same) 



1 750 Amplifier (Con- 

dition unknown) . .$ 15.00 

2 780 445.00 

2 780E 475.00 

10 30 Wire Wall Boxos, (Nearly 

Now) 

8 No. 125 Wurl. Wall Boxes 
15 Packard Wall Boxes (Orig- 
inal Casei) 

18 Soeliurg Wallcmatlcs (Orig- 
inal Cases) 

1 Seeburg 30 Wiro Solenoid 



GUNS 

2 Bally Rapid Fire . . .$219.50 

2 Tommy Guns 185.00 

CIGARETTE MACHINES 

3 Rowo 8-Column 

President $135.00 

2 Rowe 10-Column 

President ... 160.00 

PHONOGRAPHS AND 
ACCESSORIES 

EACH 

BWuHIticr Modal 41 .$100.00 

3 Wurlitior Modol 60. 72.50 

5 Wurlitior Model 01 . 72.50 

3 Wurlitior Model 51 . 49.50 

6 Wurlitior Modol 412 49.50 

5 Wurlitior Modal 616 68.50 

3 600 with 30 Wlro 

Adapter 240.00 

1 000 Rotary Selector. 195.00 

3 750 E 475.00 

1 750 (No Ampllflor). 395.00 

SLOTS 

3 Impt — 2 Cubs 
1 Walling (No Jack Pot) 

, 5 Wing (Clgnrolto Reels) 

Where Prices do NOT APPEAR-— Make Offer. 

Most of this merchandise is in A- 1 Condition, having been 
RECENTLY REMOVED from location. 

Terms: Orders Under $60.00 — Certified Chocks or Money Orders. 

Otherwise 1/3 Check or M. O. With Ordor, F.O.B. Hays, Kama*. 

CO-OPERATIVE MUSIC MERCHANTS— Hays, Kansas 

" OPERATING SINCE 1927 » 



for Wurlllter) 

1 Wurlitior Stepper Unit 
1 24 Record Packard Selector 
116 Record Packard Selector 
22 Used SC WallcmMIcs 
1 Seeburg Rox Remote Control 
Extension Speaker, E Wallo- 
mallca 

1 Qcm R.C. 5 Wallomatlcs 

1 Envoy E.8.R.C. Wireless, 12 

Wcllomatlo 
3 Modal B Scohurga 

2 Modal H Sccburgs 
2 Model D Sec burgs 

1 Vert Pocket Bell (Practically 
Now) 

1 Plnn-Pong 

1 Vest Pocket Ball (Used) 




with the 



FF! 



FF 



THE P. K. SALES CO. 



All ELECTRIC— COMPLETELY AUTOMATIC 
5( COIN OPERATION ELIMINATES ATTENDANT 

NOW LESS THAN 
HALF PRICE 

You may possibly have hesitated to install this 
type of machine because of the cost. NOW 
WE ELIMINATE THAT DIFFICULTY by offer- 
ing you a genuine “POPMATIC” machine at 
LESS THAN HALF THE ORIGINAL PRICE. 

Let us tell you briefly about this 
machine: 

BEAUTIFUL DESIGN: The Popmatic is designed to 
harmonize with the finest of fixtures. Brilliantly 
i illuminated, il sparkles like a gem and instantly attracts 
! attention. Passersby and customers alike stop, marvel 
I and BUY. 

AUTOMATIC OPERATION: Fully Automatic, it 

, feeds the corn automatically, pops it, seasons it and 
i delivers it to your customers hot and fresh. All unpopped 
grains arc separated and customer receives only fully 
: popped fluffy corn. All you need do is sec that the 
i machine is filled. It will work for you hour after hour 
without personal attention. Continuous operation for 
: 10-hour period costs less than 'Oc in power consumed. 
STURDY CONSTRUCTION: Sturdy construction 

j of the best materials available, the Popmatic is built 
i to endure and to g' ve many years of trouble-free 
; dependable service. 

DIMENSIONS: 60 in. Height; 15 in. Width; 15 In. 

1 In Depl'n. Shipping weight, I 50 lbs. 

CAPACITY: 12 lbs., enough to pop and sell $25.00 
' per filling. Size of Bag of Popcorn vended can vary 
from (5 to 12 or. size. 

Originally $350.00 NOW $149.50 

F. O. B. Cambridge, O. Terms: Vi Deposit, 
Balance, or 5% Discount If Full Cash Is Sant 
With Order. 

WE BUY AND SELL ALL MAKES OF 
POPCORN MACHINES. IF YOU HAVE 
ANY TO SELL, WRITE US. 

— I', .vein sivo 11. S. Distributors— 



6TH AND HYATT AVE. 
CAMBRIDGE, OHIO 



Buy "BELLS” From BELL 

ANY QUANTITY 



IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 



6i BROWN FRONTS (Like Newt, Over 440,000 

6 10< BROWN FRONTS (Llko Now), Over 445.000 

16 20; HR OWN FRONTS (Llko New). Over 450,000 

0 Bt EMERALD CHROMC HANDLOAO (Like New), Over 455,000 ... 
11 25f EMERALD CHROME HANDLOAD (Like New). Over 400,000 . . . 

2 26; JENNINGS OOLFAROLLA (Brand New), Or c "il Cases 

1 251 JENNINGS OOLFAROLLA (Flour 8«mplo) 

14 5; ORIGINAL CHROME. 2-6 Oro Cherry, P.O., Over 450,000, Usod 2 VI 

1 26f COLD CHROA1E HANDLOAO 

1 6; WAR F A OLE, Latest Model, 3-8 Slnnlo J. p 

5 10< WAR EAGLE, Letesl Model, 3-6 8 rgle J. P 

3 26: WAR EAGLE. Latest Model, 3-5 Slnglo J. P 

1 6: BLUE FRONT QT 

1 10: BLUE FRONT QT (New) 

3 NEW CHICAGO METAL LOCK, In Sato 

4 BLUE A COLD VEST POCKET8 (Like Now) 

1 6: WATLING ROLATOP (Slightly Usod) 

4 WATLINQ OOOSENECK (Excellonl Condition) 

■ — ■ ... CONSOLES — ■— — — — * 

9 GALLOPING DOMINOE8 (New), In Original Cases, Jackpot Model . 

6 MILLS FOUR 8ELLS (Llko Now) 

8 KEENEV TRIPLE ENTRY 

4 KEENEY SUPER TRACK TIME 

13 HIGH HAND 



.9235.00 Each 
. . 265.00 Each 
. 325.00 Each 
, . 375.00 Each 
. 475.00 Each 
359.00 Each 
, . 288.50 
k*. 4i o.oo Each 
. . 425.00 
. . 135.00 
. . 165.00 Each 
. . 188.60 Each 
. . 75.00 

. . 125.00 

49.60 Each 
65.00 Each 
. . 105.00 

65.00 Each 



S500.00 Each 
. 693.00 Each 
. 159.50 Each 
. 325.00 Each 
■ 109,50 Each 



NOTE 

NEW 

ADDRESS 



1/2 Certified Dopotlt With Order, Balance Sight Draft. 

COIN MACHINE EXCHANCE note 

411 North Broad Street NEW 

I Elizabeth, N. J. ELixabeth 2-6486 ADDRESS 



BELL, 



CLEVELAND COIN'S TRADING POST 



ARCADE EQUIPMENT: 

BRAND NEW "BEAN THE JAP” with 

Extra Interchangeable Clown Face $125.00 
1 Keeney Air Raider 235.00 

1 Mutoseope Sky Fighter 325.00 

2 Bally Rapid Fires, Each 225.00 

2 Keeney Submarines, Each 225.00 

2 Chicago Coin Hockeys, Each .... 210.00 

1 Mills 50c War Eagle, 3/5 Payout $400.00 
10 5c Mills Blue Fronts, C.H., Each . . 165.00 
10 10c Mills Blue Fronts, C.H., Each . 195.00 

2 5c Cherry Bolls, Each 175.00 

1 10c Chorry Bell 205.00 

3 5c Mills Q.T.'s, Each 65.00 

3 le Mills Q.T.’s, Each 35.00 

1 Watling 5c Treasury 75.00 

CONSOLES: 

1 Super Bell, 5/25 Play $395.00 

10 1938 Keeney Track Times. Each . . 125.00 
3 Mills Four Bells, Over 2400, Each . 750.00 



10 Mills Jumbo Parades, F.P., Each . .$ 85.00 

1 Keeney Triple Entry 150.00 

1 25c Bally Club Bell 275.00 

1 Two Tono Galloping Domino, Slant 

Head 185.00 

4 Beulah Parks, Each 95.00 

2 Fast Times, F.P., Each 75.00 

1 High Hand 139.50 

1 Paces Royal, 5c & 25c, Club Console 250,00 

1 Paces Races 95.00 

2 Late XV Cigarollas, Each 85.00 

MUSIC: 

2 Seeburg Colonels, ES, Each . ...,.$350.00 

4 Rockola Imperial 20's, Each 95.00 

5 Wurlifzer 616s, Each 85.00 

ONE BALL: 

1 1940 Onc-Two-Three, F.P $ 90.00 

DRINK VENDORS: 

9 Bally Cup Drink Vendors, Each . . .$250.00 
2 Selective Bottle Drink Machines, Ea. 450.00 



Vi CERTIFIED Deposit with ALL Orders— -Balance C. O. D. 

CLEVELAND COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE 

2021 Prospect Avenue Cleveland 15, Ohio 

Phono PRospect 6316-7 



84 The Billboard 



'AMUSEMENT MACHEVES 



August 28, 1943 



We take this opportunity to 
advise the Coin Machine In- 
dustry at large that the resigna- 
tion from our organization of 
Mr. Murry D. Sandow was ac- 
cepted as of july 1, 1943 ; and 
he is no longer affiliated with 
our company or any of its 
enterprises. 

We also take this opportunity 
to reaffirm our sincere good 
wishes to Mr. Sandow in any 
endeavor he may undertake. 

SIMON SALES, INC. 

D. £man, Pies. 



MAIN OFFICE: 152 W. 42ND STREET, N. Y. C. 



MACHINES READY 

SLOTS 

Mill! Rebuilt Brown Fronts, 6o 5195. OD 

Mllll Rebuilt Brown Fronts, lOo 215.00 

Mills Rebuilt Brown Fronts, 25o 235.00 

M lit Bluo Fronts. 0 <tf 400,000. 10c. . 175.00 
MI'lt Blue Fronts, ewer 400.000. 26c. . 200.00 
Mllll Bljo Front, over 400.000, 60c. 450.00 

Mills Melons, 6c 105.00 

Mills Q ft. Like New. 1c 42.60 

Welling RoiaToo*. be 60.00 

welling Rol-e-Tops. 26o 100.00 

Wailing Rol.e-Topt. SOo 280.00 

WstH-9 Blue Seels. 6. 10 or 26c 22.60 

Jennings Four Star Chiefs, 25c 150.00 

Pace Coirets. 1c 27.00 

PAce All Star Comets, 3-5 Payout, Like 

New, lOo 75.00 

CONSOLES 

Keenoy Super Bells Conv., Like New 

5c 5226.00 

Keener Super Bells Conv., Like New. 

-6c 240.00 

, .ne» Kentucky C'ub. Bo 126.00 

Keenoy 1937 Sklti Times. 6e 40.00 

Jennlrgs Silver Moons FP. 5t. 110.00 

Jennings Silver Mccns Conv.. 6c 136.00 

Jennlnga Multi Race. 5n 60.00 

Bally Club Balls. 8c 200.00 

Bally High Hands Conv., Ec 125.00 

Bally Royal Flush, 6o 60. CO 

Mills Jumbo FP. 6n. . 65.00 

Mills Jumbo Conv.. DC 150.00 

Welling Big Oamcs FP. Be 66.00 

UNION VENDING CO. 



FOR LOCATION 

Watllno Big Games CP, New, 61 $125.00 

Pace Saratogas Conv., 6c 125.00 

Exhibit Claws: 

1 Merchantman Dome Top. Ea 45.00 

2 Merchentmen Flat Top. Ea 30.00 

4 Merchantman Jumbo. Ea 100,00 

2 Merchantman Baby Streamliners. Ea. 85.00 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Genco Four Aces, Llko New $100.00 

Bally Thistledowns A Grandstands. . . . 45,00 

Chicago Coin All Star Hotkey 176.00 

Mercury, Marvel A Sparks, 1c 5.00 

Mills Slot Folding Stands 3.00 

Mills, Watllng A Chicago Maul Blot 

Safe Standi 10.00 

Mills Q T Slot Safe Stands 10.00 

Mllll Slot Safe stands Without Keyi. . 6.00 

Mints for Venders, per case 12.50 

Extra Coin Chuto, Payout Unit A Head 
Complete for Changing Keeney Su- 
pers From 6o to 25o or 26c to 6o. . 35.00 

Mills Blue Front Top Castings, B, 10 A 

25o 12.50 

Mins I! II,V Fr -.1 Fr--.t C.v.l n 12.'jt) 

Watllno Rol-a-Top, Top Castings, 5, 10 

A 26c 5.00 

Mllco Cheeks, New, Per 1,000 12.50 

Mllco Chocks, Used, Por 1,000 10.00 

Brass Checks With Center Hole, New. . 7.50 

Brass Checks With Contor Hole, Used . . 5.00 

For Other 8!ot Parts Write. 

1 /3 deposit money order or cortlflod check, 
balance O, O, D. 

East Lafayette Ave., Baltimore 2, Maryland 



Keep in touch with 



Money-Making 

Information 



D. Simon Reopen 
New York Offices 

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— After almost a 
year of absence from the New York coin 
machine industry, Dave Simon, distrib- 
utor and Jobber, advises that he has re- 
established oflices for his company nt 1C2 
West 42d Street. 

Simon wound up his affairs in the 
Jobbing and distribution end of the coin 
machine business some time ago and 
prepared for Induction into the armed 
forces. However, almost on the day he 
was to have left for training Uncle Sam 
adopted the age limit clause in the selec- 
tive service act and that excused Dave 
from further service. 

Simon says: "I want to get back into 
the swing of things but I am not quite 
certain of the activities In which I will 
be engaged. I've missed all my friends 
In the industry and haven't been able 
to maintain the proper type of cor- 
respondence with them simply because 

of the lack of offlec facilities n 

for it. However, I’m back agi 



my years of connection with coin ma- 
chine activities.” 




matchless Lamps 

for all 

PHONOGRAPH 
AND WALL BOXES 



MATCHLESS ELECTRIC CO. 

564 WIST RANDOLPH ST. • CHICAGO 



ABC Bowlor $45.00 

Airliner 14.50 

Gun Club 46.00 

Horoscope 39.00 

Pursuit 34.50 

6how Boat 39.00 

Speed Ball 32.00 



ML GAMES CAREFULLY CHECKED AHD PACKED 

$39.00 
69.60 
4S.OO 



Spot a Card . , 

6pot Pool 

Super Chubblo 

Twin Six 

Toweri 

Victory < Like Now) .. 



II Our Gamos and Phonograph! are carefully el 



Belly Rapid Fire ...$190.50 
Keenoy Submarine . . 184.50 
Ten Strike (Low Dial) 39.50 
Mlllt Throne Muilo . 149.50 
Stoburg Baromatlo . . 39.50 

Seeburg Watlomsilo, 

WJ2Z 27.50 

lllumltone Speaker . . 37.50 

d packed. "Buy With Confidence.” 



NATIONAL NOVELTY COMPANY, 183 MERRICK ROAD, MERRICK, N. V. (Frocport 8320.1 



FOR SALE 

16-Record Rock-Ola Rhythm King, 

Light Up Front $ 75.00 

Wurlifier, 24-Record, Mod. 500 

Key Board 225.00 

Seeburg Mod. Classic (Marbleglow) 235.00 
Seeburg Mod. Plaza (Marbleglow). 225.00 
Seeburg Mod. Casino (Marbleglow) 200.00 
Seeburg Mod. Regal (Marbleglow) 185.00 
Seeburg Mod. Gem (Marbleglow). 165.00 

1/3 deposit all orders, balance C.O.D. 
F. O. B. Louisville, Ky, 

M. S. BURKS 

2320 Hawthorne Avenue 
Louisville, Kentucky 



WRIT! 

MOO Fullerton Ave., Ckicogo, III. MILLS NOVELTY COMPANY 



FOR SALE! 

PHOTOMATON 

Perfect Condition. 25c Slot. $1,000.00. 

BOX NO. NY-46, Care Billboard 
1564 Broadway New York 19, N. Y. 



ARCADE MECHANIC 
WANTED IN NEW YORK 
$75 PER WEEK 

Apply 

PEERLESS VENDING MACHINE CO. 

220 W. 42nd Street NEW YORK, N. Y. 

BLITZKRIEG, 701 7th Ave., Hew York City 



ACME 


VALUES 


CLOSE OUTS 


ONE BALLS 




GRAND NATIONAL, P. 0 ! 


I 79.50 


SANIA ANITA, P. 0 


149.50 


LONG SHOT, P. 0 


235.00 


SPORT SPECIAL, F. P 


134.50 


BLUE GRASS, F. P 


195.00 


CLUB TROPHY, F. P 


325.00 


41 DERBY, F. P 


345.00 


PIMIICO. F. P 


424.50 


FORTUNE, F. P 


325.00 


1 Ail One Balls Listed Except Sport Special 1 


Are Deluxe Console Models. 


I PARTS FOR MILLS SLOTS 1 


CLOCKS (Brass Gears) 


.$12.50 


ESCALATORS, 5c 


. 12.50 


ESCALATORS, 25c 


. 19.50 


JACK POTS 


. 10.00 


AWARD CARDS, 3/5 


.. .25 


REEL STRIPS (3 Lemon) 


.. .25 


MILLS SLOTS 




CLUB CONSOLES, 25c 


$425.00 


BUIE FRONTS, 5, 


184.50 


BLUE FRONTS, 25c 


, 274.50 


1 All Slots Are Rcfinished, Factory Rebuilt. 


1 Over 400,000 Serial, Club Handles. 


1 All quotations F. O. B. Dallas. Parts, 


I 1 full cash. Equipment, 50% deposit, 


1 balance C. O. D. 




I ACME AMUSEMENT CO. 


1 12418 Fairmount, DALLAS 




1 | Phono C 3938 


4, TEX.| 



Red, White and Blue 

JAR DEALS 

The Original JAR O' DO-UNIVERSALS 

Machine folded. "The best and most 
popular Ticket— machino counted.” 
1990's 

Takes In $99.50 

Pays Out 72.00 

Cross Profit 27.50 

No. 6063 Each 

Single Lots $ 3.10 

Doxen Lots 2.85 

100 Lots 2.60 

2100's 

Takes in ...$105.00 

Pays Out 72.00 

Cross Profit 33.00 

No. 6064 Each 

Single Lots $ 3.25 

Dozen Lots 3.00 

100 Lots 2.75 

Stapled Tickets, 85c Por Bag — Extra. 

Continental 

Distributing Co. 
822 North Third Street 
Milwaukee 3, Wis. 



YOU CAN DEPEND ON US.. 

For your I_, u Ln Belle. Lu Lu, Lucky Color. 
.Taclcpot Charleys, Charley hnar.ii, Cigarette 
Boards. Plain Boards; Red, White & Blur, 
original 1030. 2040 tickets: Slots. Bln Games. 
Consoles. LARGEST STOCK IN' THE MID- 
WEST' KOTt IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. Write, 
wire .or call. We have it at the right price. 

H. Z. VENDING & SALES CO. 

1205 Douglas 8treot OMAHA, NEBR. 

"Nebraska's Largest Distributor'' 

At. 1121 — Wa. 8428 





August 28, 1943 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



The Billboard 



WHCEIVTRAL OHIO QUALITY BUYS MM 

Buy Nowl Prices on Coin-Operated Equipment Are Skyrocketing. Our 
equipment Is Fully Reconditioned, Fully Guaranteed or Money Back. Rcadv 
for Location. We Pack and Crate Our Games So That You Receive Them i 
first-Class Condition. 

" There Is No Substitute for Quality" 

CONSOLES 

JUMBO PARADES, Blue £ Red Cabinef, lafesf, C. P... $119.50 

JUMBO PARADES, Lale Serials, Lale Heads, C. P 99.50 

HIGH HANDS, Comb. F. P., Lafe Serials 139.50 

WAILING BIG GAME, Free Play, A-1 89.50 

JUMBO PARADE, Comb. F. P. & C. P., Gold Cabinef. . 149.50 

JUMBO PARADES, F. P., A-1 89.50 

GALLOPING DOMINOES, Brown Cabinef. A-1 139.50 

BOBTAIL TOTALIZER, Free Play, A-1 99.50 

CHARLI-HORSES, 5c-5c, C. P., Humber Reefs 149.50 



85 




. Club Handle, 

10o BLUE FRONTS. Over 400,000 

Kneoi, Club Handles 

26o BLUE FRONTS, Over 400,000 

if.... rii.K 1 



316.00 
. 236.00 



Drlllproof . 



8LOT8 



Bo SILVER CHIEF, 3-5 P. O $180.60 

10O SILVER CLUB CHIEF, 3-6 199.50 

6c VICTORY CHIEF, 1 Cherry P. O.. . 259,50 

3 CIGAROLLAS Lato XV 100.50 

Go CLUB CONSOLE CHIEFS 189.50 

6c COLUMBI AS, Clg. Reels 65.00 

1c VEST POCKET, Bluo A Geld. . . . 39,50 

49.50 

22.50 



BLUE FRONTS 

1,000 BOX 8TAND8 

266,00 4 SINGLE SAFES, lv>0 doors 65.00 

FOR SALE: PARTS FOR REBUILDING MILLS SLOTS: 6c A 10c & 25c ESCALATORS. 
JACKPOTS. 6c A 10c SETS OF SLIDES. 3/4 ROCKER ARMS. CLOCKS, DRILLPROOF 
BROWN FRONT OABINETS AND OTHER PARTS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION. 
WRITE FOR PRICES. 

OIQARETTE VENDORS A MUSIO 

26 0-30 NATIONALS 8 79.60 I 5 UNEEDA-PAKS, 16 Cot. 1940 $82.50 

46 ROWE ROYAL, 8 Column 79.50 I 3 UNEEDA-PAKS, 9 Cal., 1939 62.60 

11 DuQRENIER CHAMPIONS, 11 3 UNEEDA-PAKS, 12 Col., 1939... 72.60 



. 3 UNEL , 

119.50 800 WURLITZER, Wireless Adaptor, 

ROCK-OLA 40 COUNTER' A ST A N D 129.50 I 3 Wireless Boxes 

PIN BALL MACHINES 
SHANGRI-LA $149.60 



SKY RAY $ 46.00 

SHOWBOAT ... 

BROADCAST . . 

VICTORY 

KEEP-EM-FLYIN 
CROSSLINE ... 

UMP 

LEGIONNAIRE . 



49.60 
32.50 

82.60 
. 149. BO 

32.50 



DUDE RANOH . 
HOROSCOPE .. 

MIDWAY 

SPORT PARADE 
SPOT-A-CARD . 



27.60 

42.60 
115.00 

42.60 



HOME RUN 



1/2 CERTIFIED DEPOSIT WITH ORD 



ALL AMERICAN . . 
SILVER SPRAY.. 

REPEATER 

DIXIE 

SPARKY 

JEEP 

STRATOLINER .. 



16.00 



37.50 
65.00 
30.60 

27.50 

37.50 



CENTRAL OHIO COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE, INC. 

514 S. HIGH ST., COLUMBUS, O. PHONES: ADami 7949, ADam« 7993. 



f OPERATORS, bi 

ATTENTION! - a ■< 

BIG DIFFERENCE 

between work by 

FACTORY REPRESENTATIVES 

and 

SERVICE MEN'S WORK 



Us 



vjOV/ 

, « U j for information 

VU |> 1 t & regarding the refurbishing 

" and rebuilding of your old 

BALLY 1-BALL FREE PLAY 

•BLUE CRASS -DARK HORSE 

•SPORT SPECIAL *SP0RT EVENT 

SULLIVAN-NOLAN ADV. CO.aSSS 

527-29 West Chicago Ave. Chicago, III. 5619-5620 



RECONIMTIONEO CONSOLES, 
SLOT MACHINES AND ONE BALLS 



MILLS FOUR BELLS, Low Hond .$675.00 
MILLS FOUR BELLS, HighHoad.l -25c 850.00 
PACE SARATOGA SR., Comb. ... 125.00 

PACE REELS, Late 2 Head, Sr. Comb. 175.00 
IENNINCS SILVER MOON, F.P. 89.50 

IENNINCS SILVER MOON, Comb. . 159.50 
JENNINGS FAST TIME 69.50 

SLOTS 



KEENEY SUPER TRACK TIME $375.00 

KEENEY SUPER BELL, Single Hoad. 225.00 
KEENEY FOUR WAY SUPER BELL . 675.00 

EVANS DOMINO, ’37 75.00 

EVANS DOMINO, ’38, New Head . . 125.00 
EVANS DOMINO, *41, Light Cab. . . 375.00 
EVANS LUCKY LUCRE, 3-5c, 2-25e 375.00 



Sc BLUE FRONTS, S.J. , . .. . . 

10c BLUE FRONTS, *440,000 

50c BLUE FRONT ••--•••• 

5c EXTRAORDINARY, 3-5 

5c ROMAN HEAD, 3-5 



$175.00 

250.00 

450.00 

150.00 
1 50.00 



5c WAR EAGLE, 3-5 $150.00 

5e FUTURITY, 3-5 100.00 

5c MELON BELL 17S.00 

5c BONUS BELL 2§5.00 

DOUBLE SAFE STANDS 59.50 



ONE BALLS 

BY $375.00 I PIMLICO 

• RE 500.00 I THOROBRED . 

roy McGinnis company 



201? MARYLAND AVENUE 



BALTIMORE, MD. 



RED, WHITE AND BLUE 
TICKET DEALS 

AVAILABLE IN REASONABLE QUANTITIES 

JOBBEHS — OPERATORS — DEALERS 

Write for Quantity Prices and Information Concerning Deliveries. 

GELLMAN BROS., 119 No. 4th Sf„ Minneapolis, Minn. 



— SALESBOARDS77S7 

1 0 % — Discount on Orders Over $100 — 10 % 



jSjJ UWHlir BOARD 

pli 




SUPERIOR PRODUCTS BEST SELLERS 

25c-(harley Board-25c 

1000 Hole Thick. Del. Profit 
$50.00. Feature Original Protected 
Charley Board Tickets. 

$2.50 EACH 



NAME 

2c CIGARETTE BOARD. 

5: gu Lucky 

J — Bt Octi-unlty-Boon 

J — Gf HOTEL BEDLAM 

6c On the Fence 

J — 5< KING OF BELLS 

6« Lucky Punch 

J — S< BIG LIBERTY 

5< Big * 



B<8i 



i UB 



6c Riding tng Ram . . 
6 * We'll Wlnll 
J — 6C 0000 PICKIN8 
6< Sugar and Spice . . 
Be Easy Money . . 
J — 6C COME RIGHT UP 
J — be SWEFT SUE - - . 
Be Rcugh Rldae. . . . . 
be Trading Poet 
Ce G«x ct Dcugh . . 

be Make Room 

be Little Slugger . . . . 
6e Eye. of the Fleet . 

6e Take-ILEaiy 

6e Not Result. 



e Deal r 



i In . 



_< Nat Bid 

be Flowing Oold 

be Caught In the Draft . . . 

6e Side Pocket 

fie 8ll»er Vender 

6< Easy To Oet 

fi< T Formation 

fie Big Bern Dance .... 

fi< Gold Print* 

beLACONGA 

Be What's 8tewlng 

fie FORWARD PASS . 

fie 8ure Winner 

Be Pennant Winner .... 
J — IOC IT AINT MAY .... 

10e Little Druc«r 

J — ICC BEST OF ALL . 

J — 10e LITTLE BEN 
J — 10e Lucky Olm«r ... 

J — 2Se Fat Pickens 

J_2S< SWIFT ACTION ... 

j — 25c quick jack — 

J — 25c BIG LEAOER 

J — 25c LITTLE MARVEL . 

25« V Note 

J — 2SC PLAY TO WIN . . . . 
J— 26e THE QUETER 
J — 25e QUARTER JUMBO . 

J — 25C o r 

J— 2lte EXTRA PAYOFF 



HOLES I 

1000 

, . 400 Th en 

, .1000 Extra Th (k . 

, . 800 Esira Thick . 

, . 864 Thiok 

. .1000 E.t-n Thin* . 

, .1000 Thick 

, .1000 Ext-a Thick . 

.1000 Thick 

.1000 Thick 

. .1000 Th'ck 

.1000 Thick 

. .1000 Thick 

. .1050 Thick 

..1500 

. 1C60 Extra Thick . 

. . 1080 Thick 

. .1080 Thlct 

.1200 Extra Thick 
.1200 Extra Thick . 

.1200 Thick 

. .1200 esira Thick . 
. .1248 Esira Thick . 

. .1500 

. .1260 Ettra Thick . 
. .1280 Thlcs . 

. .1280 Eura ThicK . 

. .1280 Th ck 

. . 1280 Thick 



, . 1084 Ettra Thick , 

, .1680 Th ok 

. . 2400 Thick 



,.1000 Thick 

, .1680 Thiok 

. . 440 Extra Thick . 

. . 480 Ettra Thick . 

. . 600 Ettra Thick . 

. .1050 extra Thick . 

. . 600 Thick 

. . 600 Ettra Thick . 

. 120 Ettra Thick . 

. . 210 Ettra Thick . 

. . 300 Ettra Thick . 

. . 400 Ettra Thick . 

. . 484 Ettr. Thick . 

. . bOO Ettra Thick . 



. 3100.. 
. 27.60.. 
. 23.06. . 



. 31.60. . 
, 30.10.. 
, 20.40.. 



40.25.. 
. 34.86. . 
. 33.80. . 
. 37.25.. 



. 44.00. . 
. 25.00. . 
. 38.00. . 
. 24.60. . 

. 44.00 . 

. 23.00. . 
. 20.00. . 
33.88. . 



, 49.20. . 
, 54.53. . 
, 98.00. . 
08 00 . . 



Jackpot Charley 1000 Ettra Thick . 

J 25e RIO BEN 1060 Ettra Thick . 

25C F rt'a 1650 Ettra Thick . 

26e Cocoanuli .1664 Ettra Thick , 



. 3 85 
. 4 95 
. 3 85 
. 4 00 
. 4 00 



, 4 96 

, 4 40 
, 6.40 
, b 20 



, 6 BO 
, 4.40 
6.25 



, 8.30 
. 4.30 
. 4 76 
. 3.06 
. 3.40 
. 4 20 



, 6 30 
, « 30 
, B 08 
. 0.60 
. 4 20 



«"*J" — /umbo Hole Board. Terms: 1/3 Deposit, Balanca C. 0. D. 



SHERIDAN SALES CO. 



Rd. 

111. 




SALESBOARDS 
JACK POT CHARLEY 

30 Hole Step-Up— 25c, THICK, Profit $50 

Lots of 100 or $1.75 each 

50 or more 1.B5 «ach 

25 or more 1-95 each 

Sample 2.25 

400-hole Thick Win-a-Buck 

5c Per Salo, Profit 57 

Lots of 100 or more 75c each 

Smaller quantities . 85c each 

One-Third Deposit With Order 
WRITE FOR PRICE LIST 
References DUN AND BRAD 

DIVERSO PRODUCTS CO. 



617 N. 2nd St- 



Milwaukee 3, Wisconsin 



NEW! IMPROVED! 

PIN BALL BUMPER STEM REPAIR SLEEVES 

■ ui arw-m—w ^ niir uiAnTii Turin uicir.UT IU GO It" 




"MADE OF SILVER, BUT WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD’ 

THOUSANDS IN USET 
BECAUSE 

THEY END BUMPER 
TROUBLE! 

In plaoo and squeexe. 



Just slip In place and squeeie. No folder needed. 6 top most 
coll burnago and out-of-order calls. Giro new lifo to your tired 
games for tho duration. Immediate delivery guaranteed. 



Price* Subject to Change Without Notice. 

HAIL $2.75 FOR EACH PACKAGE OF 25 

Money Back Guarantee. Deal for Distributor!, 



GENERAL COIN MACHINE SUPPLY CO. 



040 MICHIGAN AVE., BUFFALO 3, N, V. 



Ellablllhed 1830. 



86 The Billboard 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



August 28 , 1943 



SALESBOARDS 

A VAILAB LE 

NOW— AS ALWAYS 

GARDNER & CO- 

IS PREPARED TO FILL YOUR 
BOARD REQUIREMENTS AS LONG 
AS IT HAS BOARDS IN STOCK 



A LARGE SELECTION IS STILL 
AVAILABLE 

• JACKPOT MONEY BOARDS 

• DEFINITE PROFIT BOARDS 

• TIP BOARDS 

• CIGARETTE BOARDS 

• PLAIN BOARDS 



FIRST COME— 
FIRST SERVED! 



ORDER NOW! 

SEND FOR OUR NEW CATALOG LIST NO j, 438 
GIVING DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ALL BOARDS 
IN STOCK. 

GARDNER & CO. 



2309 ARCHER AVE. 



CHICAGO, ILL. 



Sky Fighter $395.00 

Bally Defender 295.00 

Teif Pilot 239.50 

Bally Rapid Fire 225.00 

Keeney Air Raider 225.00 

Keeney Submarine 205.00 

Love Meter 189.50 

Fist Striker 179.50 

Slap the Jap, Rebuilt New 169.50 

Shoot tho Chutes 139.50 

Sot of 3 Penny Love Meters & Baso 135.00 

Set of 3 Croat Whatsis 125.00 

25 WATLINC CUESSER SCALES, 

Latest Model 125.00 

Batting Practice 115.00 

Hammer Striker j 00.00 



ARCADE EQUIPMENT 



Knockout Fighter $95.00 

Wostorn Colfmorc 75.00 

Chester Pollard Football 75.00 

Skill Jump 69.00 

Tom Mix Radio Rifle 65.00 

Rock-Ola Ten Pin, HI Dial 65.00 

Casino Colt 50.00 

Exhibit Card Vendor 39.50 

Vlew-o-Scope 29.50 

50ABT Challengers 22.50 

50 ABT Model F, Latest Model 22.50 

Kicker & Catcher 22,50 

Pikes Peak J9.S0 

50 Cottllob Triple Crips, Long Base, 

Late Model 18.50 

Zoom 12.50 

Electric Shocker 10.00 



Bally Jockey Club, 

Payout $500.00 

Bally Sport Kino, 

Payout 875.00 

Jumbo Parade, Payout flB.OO 



ONE BALLS 

arand Stand Payout. $ 89.50 
Jennlng* Good Luck 

Console, Payout . . 89,50 

Bally *41 Derby, Free 
Pl»y 386.00 

Keeney Tracktime, *38, 

P. O. Console . . . 180.00 

PHONOGRAPHS 

Wurlltior 000, Plano Koybd $200.00 I Wurlltier 71, Counter Modot, Stand. . $125.00 

Wurlltier 600, Rotary Dial 100.00 61 * °° unter W«del 72.50 

I MIIIb Empress 180.50 

IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT FACTORY REBUILT 5 BAIL FREE PLAY GAMES 

United Midway . . . .$175.00 I Exhibit 2d Front. . .$150.00 I Gottllob 5 A 10 . . .$175.00 
175.00 | Gottlieb Liberty 176.00 | Exhibit Action 145.00 

5-BALL FREE PLAY GAMES 



Bally Club Trophy, 

Free Play $375.00 

Bally Dork Horse . . . 185.00 
Bally Record Time . . 176.00 
Jonn. 8ll*or Moon Total- 

lior, F. P. 109.00 

1 Keenoy Kentucky 

Club Comolo . . . 09.00 



United Arizona 



7-Up 
Bio chior 
All American 
Zlg Zag 
Bombordler 
StratcIlRcr 
Sport Parade 



$37.50 

Piny Ball 
School Days 
Attention 
Broad east 

Silver Skates 



Miami Beach 
Ton 8 



$47.60 



II Hat 



Sea Hawk 
Star At trap. Horoscope 

Snappy ABO Bowl or 

Argentine Champ 

BACK THE ATTACK WITH WAR ROADS! 

Terms: 1 /3 Deposit, Balance O'. O. D., F. O. B. Chicago. 



$57.50 
Tox. MutUne 
Spot Poet 
Majors or *41 
Copt. Kidd 

Spot a Card 



NATIONAL COIN MACHINE EXCHANGE 

1411-13 OIVERSEY BLVD. 



Phone: Buckingham 6466) 



ACCLAIMED- FROM CO 

. . OUR SENSATIONAL . . NEW . . PROF, 

AVAILABLE TO RELIA 

Wharevor you are locatod. In whatever State, here’* the 
opportunity tor you to cash In with Mllla Panoram— 
Headache of BIG INVESTMENT ll REMOVED . 
YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LOOKING FOR 


AST TO COAST!- 1 

rr-SHAR/NG . . PANORAM DEALtl ■ 

BLE OPERATORS r- 

> bio deal of *43. Hare'a the moat unusual 
■Oh a PROFIT-SHARING BA8I8!! Tha 1 

. . YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY I 


... TO MAKE MONEY ON 80ME0NE 
ELBE'S INVESTMENT! GET IN TOUOH WITH 
U8 TODAY!! 

THE GEORGE PONSER CO. 

763 South 18th Street NEWARK. N. 1. 


We still have a number of 

PANORAMS 
FOR OUTRIGHT SALE 

Write today for prices! 







BONA FIDE QUALITY BUYS 

FACTORY RECONDITIONED AND REFINISIIED 
MILLS BLUE 1 KOVl'S— KVUE ACTIOS— CLL It IMMM.ES 
5c— Like New. $165.00 | 10c-- Like Now.$ 185.00 1 25c-- Like Naw.$245.0Q 



MELON BELLS 

Kneo Action— Club Handles 
5/, Very Cloon . . .8185.00 
IOC, Very Clean . . . 200.00 
an,-. Very Clean , . . 275.00 



BROWN FRONTS 

BC, C.H., Kneo Act. $195.00 
IOC, C.H., Knee Act. 225.00 
25C, O.H., Knee Act. 275.00 
BOc. C H., Knor, Act. 575.00 



GROETCHEN 

1/-5/-10/-25/ COLUMBI AS 
CRACKLE, FIN..D.J. S49.60 
CHROME. A-1 , O.J. . 89.50 
CRACKLE GOLD AW. 39 Kn 



REFINISIIED GOLD GLITTER WAR EAGLES-CLIB RANDLE 

RECONDITIONED MECH ANI8M8, GUARANTEED LIKE NEW, 3-5 or One Charry 2-5 Payout 
BC Kneo Action $145.00 | IOC Knee Action . ■ ,$165.00 | 25/ Knee Action ■ , .$235,00 



MILLS - 

BC LIONHEAD or Skyscrapers, 2-4 PO $50.00 
BC VEST POCKETS, Bluo & Gold . . 40.50 

BC VEST POCKETS, Chromo 60.00 

BC FUTURITY, 3-B PAYOUT 12B.OO 

IOC FUTURITY, 3-B PAYOUT 160.00 

BC EXT. REF. BROWN, 3-B P.O. . . 135.00 
5c OH ERRY BELL, 3-10, Knees ... 106.00 
25C CHERRY BELL, 3-10, Kneos . . . 275.00 
Be BONUS. Kneo Action, 20 Stop, 3-5 250.00 
* ;,CLU Li CONSOLE, C.H., Knee Act. 300.00 
‘ "* "E FRONTj_Kn«e Action^ C.H. 4B6.00 

505.00 



Du(m.ue muni, Knee notion, u.n. 
BOC GOLD CHROME, 2-5 P.O., Like 



-BUYS 

Ip Q.T., Late Bluo S 30.60 

1/Q.T., Ref. Gold Gllttor 35.00 

5p Q.T., Ref. Gold Glitter 85.00 

SC WAR EAGLE, Ref. Brown Crack to, 

20 8 tap, 3-B P.O. 125.00 

5C ROMAN HD., Rof. Bluo, 3-5 P.O. 125.00 
BC BLUE FR.. Drill Proof, C.H., Knee 

Action, #461 058 250.00 

IOC BLUE FR., DRILL PROOF, C.H., 

Knee Action, .7462406 275.00 

SC ORIQ. CHROME, 2-5 P.O 325.00 

IOC PRIG. CHROME. 2-5 P.O 350.00 



SPECIAL REBUILT MILLS CLUB CONSOLES 
CLUB HANDLES— CAN’T BE TOLD FROM NEW— KNEE ACTION 
5c $325.00 I 10c $350.00 I 25c $400.00 



JENNINGS CHIEFS 



6 / Silver Chiefs . . 

6/ Silver S.P 

10/ Silver Chiefs . . 

5/ Sky Chief 

10/ Sky Chief . . . . 


.$169.50 

169.50 

189.60 

149.80 

169.50 


6/ Century, D.J.,2-4 $46.00 
1 0/ Century, D.J., 3-5 75.00 
26/ Century, D.J.. 2-4 76.00 
5/ Dixie BUI, 3-5 . . 99. DO 
10/ Club Comolo . . 149. BO 


5/ Redskin 

10/ Redskin 

10/ Club Special . . . 
6-10-25/ Triplex .. 
1/4 Star Chief . . . 


$139.50 

149.50 
149.60 

119.50 
49.50 


5/ Four Star Chief 


.$100.00 


10/ Four Star Chief $110.00 


25/ Fcur Star Chlof $185.00 


WATLINQ 

ROLOTOPS 

5/ 3-B PAYOUT . .$ 65.00 
10/ 3-5 PAYOUT . . 75.00 

25/3-6 PAYOUT . . 135.00 


PACE COMETS, 3-5 

B/Oemet, 3-B $57.50 

5/ DoLuxe 8.P 89.50 

6/ DoL. Melon Bell . 99.50 
10/ DeL. Melon Bell .109.50 
5/ Club Comolo 125.00 


CAILLE 

ROUND DBLE. JACK POT 
6/3-5 PAYOUT ..$45.00 
10/ 3-5 PAYOUT... 50.00 
25/ 2-4 8. J 60.00 



ALL STAR COMETS, 3-5, P. O. I PACE DELUXE COMETS , A-1 

. $70.00 | 1 0C . . $75.00 I BOC $300.00 I Sd S00.50I10C $109.50 



WURLITZER 

616 $ 69.50 

24 125.00 



GUARANTEED A-1 PHONOGRAPHS 



760, Very Clean . . . 



71 . 



■ 119.50 



SEEBURG 

OEM $149.50 

8800, HI-TONE ... 466.00 
MAJOR, E.8.R.O. . . 825.00 
COLONEL. E.S.R.O. 350.00 
ENVOY, E.S.R.O. . 375.00 
30 WIRE BOXES . 12.B0 

WIRELESS ~ 



ROC KOLA 
*39 STANDARD . . .$175.00 
*40 SUPER ADAPT., 

4 Boxes, A-1 ... 315.00 
SCALES 

ROCKOLA LOBOV .$39.50 

PACE ARI8TO 89.B0 

JENN. TOD A*' 



CONSOLES PAYTABI.ES — MISCELLANEOUS 



BUCKLEY 
SEVEN BELLS ...$175.00 

RIVIERA 150.00 

FLA9H I NO IVORIES, 

Slant Hd„ P9884. 225.00 
BLUE GRASS .... 166.00 
JUMBO PARADE, 

Late 125.00 

TURF KINO, A-1 . 600.00 



JOCKEY CLUB . . .$475.00 

KENTUCKY 395.00 

LONG 8HOT 375.00 

SANTA ANITA . . . 28B.0O 
ROYAL DRAW ... 100.00 

GRAND NAT 00.50 

GRAND STAND .. 90.50 

Double Safe Stand. . 45.00 



Single 8aro Stand . .$ 40.00 
MILLS BOX 8TAND8 15.00 
LOOK-IN FOLDING 

STANDS 

JENN. TOTALIZER. 

*38 TRACK TIME . 
SARATOGA AUTO- 
MATIC PAYOUT.: 



7.50 

06.00 

76.00 

85.00 



1/3 Deposit, Balance C. O. D. Write, Wire, Telephone. 

TWIN PORTS SALES C0.,ES3e superior st.. DULUTH, MINN. 




RtmVLA 

'Sifts 



BARGAINS IN SLOTS 

Refinishcd and Reconditioned Lika New 



Mllla Extraordinary Mysteries, BC . . . 

Mills Extraordinary Mystcrlos, 10* ... 129.50 

New Mill* Id Q.T.’s 89. BO 

Mills Lion Heeds, 6C 42.50 



Jennings Chrome, BC (Like New) . . - .$189.66 

Joinings Chief a (4 Star, BC) "-5Q 

Watllng Rolatops, IOC 09 - BO 

Waiting Rolatops, 5C 79.60 

Mllla Bluo A Gold Vest Pocket Bells . . 68.50 

Mllla Chrome Vest Pocket Bells 68.50 

WE W ANT TO BUY FOR CASII 
AND WILL PAY THE FOLLOWING PRICES FOR: 

Do-Rc-MI $40.00 I Sun Boom $40.00 I Groetchen Metal Typo 

DoubloPley 40.00 I West Wind 40.00 I Tag*, Per 1000 .. -S50.0Q 

WE WILL TAKE IN TRADE ON TH8 ABOVE OR BUY FOR CASH MILLS AND WATLINQ 
LOBOY SCALES 1 , WURLITZERS BOO, 600, 800, 8B0 and 050. AL80 SEEBURG PHONO- 
GRAPHS Our Torm* Aro 1/3 Doposlt, Balanco O. O. D. 

Phene: Franklin 6644 

2823 Locutt SI., 
Si. Loui«, Missouri 



IDEAL NOVELTY CO. 



WE PAY HIGHEST PRICES 

FOR COMPLETE PHONO ROUTES OR ANY OTHER 
EQUIPMENT 

For "Quick Action" RUSH All Details in First tetter 

EAGLE COIN MACHINE CO. 

BEN LUTSKE. Manager 

530 So. Dearborn Street Chic 



25 Now Barkley Rotary Speaker Hongor I 1 Submarine Gun $180.00 

with Shadow Box. Hand Inlaid I ® , inhi lln Ea. 145.00 

Colored Gloss. Each $176.00 3 Qon “ pl * yb " l, • Ll9ht Up * fca * „„ 

2 Rook ola Walnut Master*. Each 185.00 M Better Health Beam 8oalo '“XX 

1 Rapid Fire 180.00 1 1 Be Veatpockot 30 -°° 

Subject to Prior Sale. 1 /3 Deposit With Order. 

Wa Gpeolallie In tho Sale and Service of Coin Operated Equipment. 

HA UP IA1AIV *94 10lh Avenue, Hew York City. Longacre 5*9495 

UiAlL 1VITI “Let's Trade Together, Even It It's Ideas’’^ 






August 28 9 1943 



AMU SEME1VT MACHINES 



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PRECONDITIONED MACHINES-GUARANTEED^ 



Mill! 1 0c* Biown Fronts 

Mills 26< Brown Fronts 

Mill* 6f Blue Fronts 

Mills 100 Blue Fronts 

Mills 250 81. in Fronts 

Mills $f Club Bell 

Mills BOO Club Bell 

Mills 50 Bonus 

Mills 10 BtuoQ.T 

Mills 50 Bluo O.T 

Mills DO Veit Pocket, B AG 

Mills 10 Vest Pocket, BAG. . . 

Pseo 60 Comet 

Paco 100 Corret 

PICO 10 Chromo (NEW) 

Paso Comb. CO 06 260 Club Bells 
Jennings So Chief, Four Star* 



SLOTS 

...$224.50 Jennings 10£ Chief, Four Stars . 
. .. 299.60 Jennings 250 Chief, Four Stars . 

. .. 179.50 Jcnnlng; 60 Chrome Chief 

... 199.50 Jennings 100 Chrome Chief ... 

. .- 284.60 Jennings SO Club Special 

. .. 399.50 Jennings 100 Club Special 

. . . 976.00 Jennings 100 Club Boll 

. 289.60 Jennings 250 Club Bril 

52.50 Jennings 50 R<<! Skin 

C9.60 Jennings lOe Bed Skin 

54.60 Jennings 60 Big Chief 

42.50 Jennings 100 Big Chief 

. .. 89.50 Jrnnirgs 260 B<g Chief 

. . 99 50 Wntllng 60 Rol-a-Tcp 

. . . 119.50 Welling 100 Rcl-a-Top 

. . . 349.50 Walling 250 Rol-a-Top 

. . 129.60 C.sllle 1 00 Club Boll 

PHONOCRAPHS 

. . .$129.50 I Seeluirg H 1-Tone 8800 

. . . 875.00 I Mills Throne of Music 



. .$139.50 
. . 199 DO 
, . 179 60 
. . 189.60 
. 159.50 
, . 169.50 
. 299.50 
. . 349 60 
. . 169.60 
.109.50 



99.60 
. 149.60 
. 199.50 



Baker Pacers 

Bakor Pace-a Dally Double . 

Bally Bolls 

Belly Fj norite 

Bally Four HorfAmen 

Bally High Hand 

Bally Royal Flush 

Bally fii‘11 Field 

Bally Toasor 

Bally Royal Draw 

Ersns Bangtail 

Evans Bobtail i 

Evans Galloping Domino* . . 

Event Lucky SUr 

Eshlblt Jce.koy Club 

Ckhlblt Long Champs .... 

Erhlblt Rices 

Exhibit Silver Bells 

Eshlblt Tonforan 

Jennings Harvcit Moan . . . 



CONSOLES 

. .$260.00 



Jonnlnot Clgarcla. 5tf 

Jennings Clgarola, 6£ 4 IOC 

Jennings Fast Tlmo 

Jennlrgt Good Luck 

Jennings Liberty Bell 

Jonnlrgs Multiple Racer 

Keeney Kecnctto 

Kecnoy Horn Kubcs 

Konnoy Kentucky Club 

Keoney Paddock 

Koency Skill Tlmo 

Keenoy Track Tlmo 

Kcnnoy Triple Entry 

Mills Jumbo Parade (Free Plan . . 

Mills Jumbo Parade (Cash and Check) . 

Mills Four Bells 

Pace* Races 

Pacos Reels 

Paces 8ara;cga 

49.60 paolflo Amusement Painio 

. . . 70.60 Pamco Rosemonl 

MISCELLANEOUS 

II F.P.) $89.60 I Air Defense 

I F.P.) . 69. DO I Bare Stands (or Slots 



60.50 

69.50 
89.60 

149.50 

03.50 



99.50 

79.60 

69.60 



69.60 



99.60 

49.60 

69.60 



89.50 

99.60 
89.50 
89.50 

89.50 
169.50 

99.50 

09.60 
675.00 



TERM8: 1/3 DEPOSIT, BALANCE C. C 



SICKING, INC. 



1401 CENTRAL PARKWAY. CINCINNATI, OHIO 
927 EAST BROADWAY, LOUISVILLE, KY. 



WANTED TO BUY 

COMPLETE ROUTE OF 
PHONOGRAPHS, 
PIN GAMES AND 
ARCADE EQUIPMENT 




A1 Sebring 



FOR SALE 



5 Lone Acres 
3 Club Trophies 
5 THorobreds 
3 '41 Derbies 



ONE BALLS 

4 Jockey Clubs 
7 Pirolicos 
3 Skylarks 
2 Sport Kings 



CONSOLES 

5 lonn. Bobtails I 1 Parlay 
4 jumbo Parades I 2 Sugar Kings 
3 Ray's Tracks 5 HJ-Hands 

2 Keeney Supcrboll | 2 Bally Rollems 



REFURBISHED LIKE-NEW GAMES 
• For Immediate Delivery • 

War Admiral | Midway | Race King | Gottlieb, 5 & 10 

Write , Wire or Phone for Complete List and Prices 



BELL PRODUCTS CO. 

2000 N. OAKLEY CHICA 



REAL RARCAMWS! ORDER KOW! 



SLOTS 

MILLS 

3 Bluo Fronts, 5< . . . 
1 Blue Front, 10« . .. 
1 Brown Front, 5(! , . 
1 Cherry Bell, 5( . . . 

1 Cheery Bell 25f . . 

2 Melon Bells, 6< . . . 
JENNINGS 

3 Big Chiefs, 5« 

2 Chromo Chlors, S( . 
1 Silver Chromo, 5f . 
1 Club Console, 5c . . 
1 Club Consolo, 26C . 



.$119.60 
. 139.60 
, 169.50 
, 189.50 
. 249.60 



PAOE 

3 Pace Comets. 5C . . .$ 79.60 
1 Rod Paco, " — •*“*'*“ 



PIN GAMES 
1 A.B.O. Bowler 
1 Baker Defense 
1 Bandwagon . . 






1 Broadcast 

1 Destroyer, Roy. , 

1 Dlxlo 

1 Double Play . . 

1 Loader 

1 Lucky 

1 Metro 

1 Monicker 

1 Mr. Chips 

1 Mystlo 

2 NOW Champs . 



$ 39,60 

27.60 
27.50 

. 104.60 

27.50 

13.60 
. 104.60 

44.50 

24.60 
. 104.50 

19.50 

49.50 
. 25.00 

13.50 
26.00 

74.50 
. 14.50 

26.00 

42.50 



805 E. BROADWAY 



CEIVTRAL NOVELTY CO. 



1 Progress $17.50 

1 Sal u to 25.00 

3 Sea Hawks 39.50 

1 Sevon-Up 29.50 

1 Show Boat 47.50 

1 Sport Parade 27.50 

2 Spot Pools 45.00 

1 Tower* 47.50 

ARCADE 

2 Bally Bowling Alleys $ 69.50 
2 Chicken Sum Guns . . 144.60 
2 Evans Ten Strikes, H.0. 60.60 
1 Rapid Fire Gun . . . 199.50 

PHONOGRAPHS 
1 Rookolx Master, '40 .$249.50 
1 Rockofx Super, ’40 . 269.50 
10 Rockala Wall Botes 15.00 

1 Wurfltzer 412 49.60 

1 Rockola, Counter Mod. 99.60 



LOUISVILLE, KY. 



Itl l). WHITE A1VH BLUE JAH-O-DO 
OR KOOKIE .JAR TICKETS 



199 O'* Singles — 2060'* Singles — 2060’s Groups of Fives all $40.00 a Doien or $460.00 o Grots. 
For Glaplings 5 In a group add 50c a pack. Samples sent on request. 

Do you need standard Staples? Wo havo them. Wrlto for quantity prices. Don't wall. 

Ono-Thlrd Deposit Required With AM Orders. 

P. O. BOX 72 
MANITOWOC, WIS. 




F. U. W. 18. SPECIALTIES 



Ancl llien increase your purchase . 

You probably wont fly tbe planes tbat will belp 
destroy Berlin an d Tohio. But YOU can buy tbe 
bombs that will do tbe job. Money talhs in this war 
...let’ s mahe it shout out loud for a faster victory. 
Buy Bonds. ..Plenty of Bonds— more than 10% 
FOR THE DURATrON-A 100% WAR PLANT 




/hic/e'nc 



1725 W.DIVEHSEY BOULEVARD - CHICAGO 



fy(/ien 6/ie <j /ciy can 6c 6c/<6 

It ivill interest you to know that WO produced 
of the most vita I, delicate war median!: 
device that's giving our hoys the edg 




A R D I A Nl 

SERVICE KIT FOR PIN GAME OPERATORS 

Tho Original Contact Kit Made by the PIONEER 
ELECTRICAL ENCINEERS of. the Industry. <r 

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS \ 

Buy Guardian and You Won't Come to Grief 

No. 450 Complete, Still Only $7.50 

CONTAINS Silver Point*, Phosphor Bronze Leaven, Lifter*. Switches, 
Bnkelito Bushines, Separators, Contact Point Adjusters, Brass Rivets, 
Copper Pig Tail Wire, Fish Pupera. Ask for ony free Parts uud 
Supplies Catalog! 

No. 1000 — NEW SERVICE KIT.. ..$9.50 

Tills Now Kit Contains a Very Hnndy and Useful Contact Switch Assent- , 
tiling Toot. Value S3. 00. PLUS 100 Extra Assorted Silver Contact i 
Points, value $3.50. In Addition to the Liberal Assortment of Switch 1 
Parts Contained in Our Welt Known GUARDIAN CONTACT KIT. 

BLOCK MARBLE CO. , S^SJS?,rrJ. vt 

■ GET IT FROM BLOCK— THEY HAVE IT IN STOCK.'I 




iW'Get Them While They Are Slid Available"?*! 

Brand Now Mills 5-10-25-50c Brown Fronts. Also 5-10-25C Mills Cold Chromes and 
Copper Chromes. Also Mills 5c Emerald Hand Load Jackpots. All Mills Slots are equipped 
with Moseley’s Special Discs and Reels and are factory rebuilt. Guaranteed brand now. 
Also Rebuilfs and Floor Samples and Slightly Used in all kinds of Slot Machines, Consoles, 
Ono Balls, Dominos and Track Times. Write us for prices on all machines. 

MOSELEY VENDING MACHINE EX., INC. 

00 Broad St., Richmond, Va. Phone — Day, 3-451 1 , 3-4512, Night 5-532B 



AJ INNINGS' 

(■" fytnbol C'jj ^eioice 

CONTACT US ON ANY 

COIN MACHINE SUBJECT 
37 Years’ Experienco 
0. D. JENNINGS Cr CO., 4309 W. Lake Street, Chicago, lllinoU. 



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AIHUSSMIVT MACHINES 



August 28, 1948 



SIGN THIS 

■54.^- 



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that * n . d »cp a>r 0 

l W*l for 0 ° ^ * 



SEND 

ORDER 



If you find it necessary to REPLACE any TUBES in 
your coin-operated Machines, Phonographs, Ray- 
Guns, etc., we have on hand more than SO num- 
bers of hard-to-find TUBES at the following fist 
prices only: 



Tube 

014. $1.65 
1B5/25S 
... 1.35 
IH4G. 1.05 
1 H5C. 1.35 
2A3.. 2.00 
1Q5GT 1.65 
2051 2.60 
5U4G. 1.05 
5V4G. 1.65 
5W4C 1.05 
5Y3G.. .75 
5Y4G .80 
5Z3.. 1.15 
6A4 . , 1.65 
6A6.- 1.65 
6A7.. 1.00 



Tubo 


Net 


Tube Net 


Tube 


Net 


6A8..$1.35 


6N7GT1.65 


7B5 . 


$1.35 


6B5.. 


2.00 


6Q7. . 1.35 


7B6. 


1.35 


688 .. 


2.00 


6Q7G. .90 


7F7 . 


1.65 


6B8G. 


1.35 


6R7G. .1.15 


12SK7GT 


6C5G. 


1.05 


6SC7 . 1.35 




1.10 


6C6.. 


1.05 


6SF5GT 


12SQ7CT 


6D6.. 


1.00 


.... 1.00 




1.10 


6F5C. 


1.15 


6SJ7GT 1.15 


24A. 


.90 


6F6G. 


.95 


6SK7. 1.05 


25L6GT 


6F8C. 1.35 
6H6GT 1.15 


6SQ7G7 
.... 1.15 


25Z5 


1.15 

1.10 


6J5- . 


.95 


26. . 


.75 


6|7 . . 


1.35 


6SR7 . 1.05 


27.. 


.70 


6|7G. 


1.15 


6V6G. 1.35 


30.. 


1.05 


6K7G. 


1.15 


6V6GT 1.15 


31.. 


1.05 


6K8GT 1.35 


6X5CT1.05 


32. . 


1.35 


6L6G- 


2.00 


624/84 


35Z5CT 


6L7.. 


1.65 


.... 1.10 




.85 



Tubo Not 

37.. . $0.90 

38.. . 1. 15 

41.. . 

42.. . 



.90 

.90 



43... 1.10 



45 .. . 

47 . 

56 .. . 

57 .. . 

58 .. . 

75 .. . 

76 .. . 

77 .. . 

78 .. . 

79 .. . 1.65 

80 .. . .75 

83.. . 1.35 



.85 

1.15 

.85 

.95 

.95 

.90 

.95 

.95 

.90 



Every Order Subject to Prior Sale 



Th« moit thorough and complete “CHICKEN SAM” 
Change-over to “JAP” Ray Cuns — in the U. S. A. 



Ill 



rr 



SHOOT THE JAP 

RAY-O-LITE CUNS 

$179.50 ^ Deposit, Balance C. 0. D. $179.51 

The most thorough and complete "CHICKEN SAM” Change-Over to "JAP” 
Ray-Guns in the U. S. A. “SHOOT THE |AP” Ray-O-Lite Guns. A 
MONEY-MAKER right from the start. Appearance and performance equal 
to a brand new machine. Factory-trained mechanics — expert cabinet- 
makers see to it that every re-conditioned Seeburg "CHICKEN SAM” 
Ray-Cun leaves our shop in perfect condition. Amplifiers — Tubes— Cables 
— every part is thoroughly checked and tested and cabinets finished in 
solid Blue lacquer with Black trim. Our “)ap” Ray-Guns make friends 
with every operator because they look and perform like new and make 
money right from fhe start. Send us your Certified Check for $175.00 
to save C.O.D. charges, or $60.00 with your order — balance of $119.50 
C.O.D. 



RE-BUILD- Your old run down "CHICKEN SAMS” 

Vvt RE-CONDITION- "JAIL-BIRDS" and convert them 
RE-F/NISH- "SHOOT THE J»P" Ray turn. 

for $59'^® F. O. E. Chicago 



We pride ourselves in turning out the most thorough and neat Ray-Gun 
Conversion In the U. S. A. 

Above price includes re-conditloning of the Amplifier — Clean and Repaint 
entire Cabinet and Gun Stand with lasting lacquer — New Scenery is hand- 
painted by well-known artist — Tubes, Photo Electric Cells and all 
Mechanism will be thoroughly tested by factory trained mechanics before 
being shipped. 

WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS and naturally our charges for any replace- 
ment of missing or defective parts of a mechanical and electrical nature 
will be at nominal charges. 

Ship us your run-down “CHICKEN SAM” or “JAIL-BIRD” via Motor 
Truck and receive in return a “SHOOT THE |AP” Ray Gun that will 
give you a steady income for at least 5 more years. 

“SEEBURG RAY GUNS ARE A LASTING INVESTMENT 



Chicago Novelty Company, Inc. 



1348 Newporf Avenue 



Chicago, III, 




SALESBOARDS 

We have huge slocks on hand 
for immediate delivery. Can 
fill all size orders. We are 
not holding Boards back for 
higher prices. 



1000 Hole Charley Board, 2Se. Take-In is §250.00. Definite payout $200.00. Dcfinlto 
profit §50.00. Price §1.65 each. 

Same, Thick, $1.95 each. 

Same, Jumbo Thick, §2.45 each. 

1000 Hole J.P. Charley, 2Se. 30 hole J.P. Take-in Is §250.00. Average payout $200.00. 
Avars go profit $50.00. Price, $1.79 each. 

Same in Belter Grado, Style D, $2.06 each. 

Same, Thick, $2.39 each. 

Same, Jumbo Thick, $2.76 each. 

LOTS OF OTHER NUMBERS. 

IF INTERESTED IN PLAIN READING BOARDS , TELL US 
QUANTITIES AND SIZES YOU ARE INTERESTED IN AND 
WE WILL QUOTE PRICES, 

i/ 3 deposit with order. Write for our latest circular on Salesboards. In this lino over 20 yoart. 

A. N. S. CO. 

312 CARROLL ST., ELMIRA, N. Y. 



$89.50 

Each 


Eagle Squadron, Bombardier 
(New Revamps) 


$34.50 

Each 


Entry, Sky Ray, Star Attraction, 
Sea Hawk. All American 


$27,50 

Each 


League Leader, Sport Parade, Pan 
American 


$22.50 

Each 


Landslide, Fox Hunt, Metro, Homo 
Run ’40 


$17.50 

Each 


Sixty Grand, Four Diamonds 


SI 5.00 
Each 


bouble Feature, Vacation 



+ FALL SPECIALS + 



FIVE-BALL F. P. GAMES 



ONE BALL — FREE PLAY 

Mills 1-2-3 (1939) $25.00 

Mills 1-2-3 (1940) 49.50 

Congo 35.00 



MUSIC fr ACCESSORIES 



ARCADE EQUIPMENT 

Chicago Coin Hockey $189.50 

Seeburg Chutes 124.50 

Chicken Sams 129.S0 

Chicken Sam Conv. to Jap Rat .... 134.50 

Evans Ten Strlko 39.50 

»/ 3 Deposit With All Orders— Balanco C 

AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT COMPANY 

SEEBVBG DISTBIBVTOBS 

Poplar 1333-1334 919 N. BROAD ST.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. 



SPEAKERS IComplotoly Reconditioned) 

8” Speaker, Wal. Cab. $ 8.95 

12” Speaker, Leather Cab 16.95 

12” Speaker, Klccrtonc 19.50 

Soebur g Spoakorgans (Wired I , . 27.50 

Speaker Cabinets, Bone White Leather 
with L/U Sides, suitable for 12” 

Spoa ker .$12.50 

Seeburg 30-Wlro Boxes for 16-20-24 

Record Phonos. Each $ 7.50 

Seeburg 30-Wirc Solenoid Drum & 

Power Supply, Complete 1 6-20-24 

Roco rd Phonos 21.75 

Singing Picture Speakers $13.95 

5-Wirc Rubber Covered Cun Cable, 

10 F t. Length 2.35 

SEEBURG DELUXE SELECTOMATICS 

(3- Wiro), Reconditioned $28.75 

Packard Adaptor and Power Supply, 

Com plete for Wurlitxer 500 $19.75 

Twin 12 Rock, in Steel Cabinet $ 79.50 

R.C.E.S. Seeburg Colonel (Wal.) . . 375.00 

Seeburg Playboy 29.50 

Wurlitxer 750E 469.50 

*125 Wurl., 5/10/25 Boxes 29.50 

0. D. — Shipments F. O. B. Philadelphia. 



1 Merchantman Crane. .. .$ 39.50 

1 Ace Bomber 339.50 

2 Chicken Sams 99.50 

1 Foot Ease 69.50 



1 1e Watllng G.N.D.J.P. 

Cum V. Slot . .$ 49.50 

1 Super Bell 199.50 

1 Mill* 1-2-3 .... 27.50 

1 Bowlaway 36.50 

Mills 1 -2-3 34.50 

1 Capt. Kidd 39.50 

1 Duplex 39.50 



2 Astrology Scales . ...... $ 79.50 

1 Sky Fighter 339.50 

1 Target Skill 24.50 

CONSOLES — SLOTS — 5 BALLS 

2 Jungles $ 41.50 



2 Zig Zag $ 39.50 

2 Twin 6 34.50 

1 Big Show 21.50 

1 Summer Time .. 21.50 

2 School Days .... 31.50 

1 Four Roses .... 31.50 

1 Ten Spot 41.50 

2 7 Up 32.50 

1/3 Deposit, Balance C. 0. D. 



1 Argentine 41.50 

1 A.B.C. Bowler . . 34.50 

1 Jolly 18.50 

1 Star Attraction . 34.50 

1 Sporty 18.50 

2 Champs 34.50 

1 Shortstop 21.50 



VICTORY VFNHING 3500 chestnut ave., Baltimore, md. 

t « V ■ V IV I ' U1 U I II U r Telephone: Mohawk 1 286-9, 1 286-1 Q 



-FOR SALE— 



Large Stock Salesboards, Tip Books and Jar Games. 

stating your requirements. 

L-C SALES CO. 

855 Pearl St., P. O. Box 2988 



Write fer Prieo List, 



Beaumont, Texap 



August 28 9 1943 



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Runyon RADIO TUBE Bargains 

Sign and Return Certificate With Your Order 

; SUPPLIERS CERTIFICATE , 

! I hereby certify that I am entitled to purchase the items sped- 1 
| fied on the accompanying purchase order under the provisions of I 
j limitation order L265 with the terms of which I am familiar. 



I 

j Signature 

IBS $1.35 
2A3 2.00 

2051 write 
2A4G write 
5A4G 1.05 
5U4G 1 .05 
5V4G 1.65 
5Y3 .75 

5Z3. 1.15 
6A4 1.65 

6A6 1.65 

6A8 1.35 



Date 



6B5 $2.00 
6B6 1.00 

6B8G 1.35 
6B8M 2.00 
6C5 1.05 

6C6 1 .05 

6D8 1.65 

6F6G .95 
6F6M 1.25 
6F8 1.35 

6H6G 1.15 
6J5G .95 
6J5M 1.20 



6J7 $1.35 

6K6 1.15 

6K7 1.15 

6L6 2.00 

6L7G 1.60 
6L7M 1.85 
6R7 1.15 

6S7 1.65 

6SC7 write 
6SQ7 1.15 
6V6M 1.35 
6V6G 1.15 
6X5 1.05 



6Y6 $1.55 
12SF5 1.05 
12SJ7 1.15 
25B6 1.90 

25N6 2.30 

2525 1.10 

2526 1.35 

30 1.05 

35L6 write 
3525 write 

37 .90 

38 1.15 



$ .90 
.85 
1.15 
.85 
.95 
.90 
.95 
.95 
.95 
80 .75 

83 1.35 

117Z6 1.95 



18 Inch Lumiline Bulbs .... $1 .35 I 855 Bulbs, Box of 1 0 ... $0.95 box 
$1.15 with old tube returned prepaid I 863 Bulbs, Box of 1 0 . . . 1 .00 box 

Special Polish for Phonographs $3.00 Gal. 

DON'T FORGET TO SEND YOUR SIGNED CERTIFICATE. l/3 deposit with order. 

READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 

The Supreme Gun 



SHOOT 



YOUR WAY TO 



TOKIO 



Here is the hottest money maker on the market today. $3 mot 

A masterful revamp job J 

A I CA SUPREME POKER JOKER $119.50 

SUPREME POKERENOS $159.50 

First come first served, send your order at once. Send Zt deposit. 

RUNYON SALES CO. 123 Runyon SI., Newark, N. J. 



rnrmi . 10MILLS THREE BELLS, High Serials, like New $995.00 

JKtLIAL! 15 BUCKLEY TRACK ODDS, Brand Now in Original Crates, 

iitiHu Daily Doub)e Write 



CONSOLES 
10 Brand New MILLS JUMBO 

PARADES, in original crates, comb, 
cash and free play, with Mint 

Vendors $225.00 

2 MILLS JUMBO PARADES, brown 

cabinet, cash pay 85.00 

2 EVANS CALLOPINC DOMINO 5, 

light cabinet, ‘-V JP modol 375.00 

1 EVANS BANGTAILS, ’41 model, 

Jackpot 400.00 

20 JENNINCS SILVER MOON 

TOTALIZERS, FP 115.00 

1 KEENEY ’38 SKILL TIME 75.00 

J KEENEY ’38 KENTUCKY CLUB .. 75.00 

1 PACE'S SARATOGA, cash pay 90.00 

1 PACE'S REELS, cash pay 90.00 

ONE BALL CAMES 

2 BALLY ’41 DERBIES $325.00 

1 BALLY VICTORY • 45.00 

1 BALLY GRAND NATIONAL, very 

dean 75.00 

1 BALLY PIMLICO, like new 425.00 

1 KEENEY CONTEST 145.00 

SLOTS 

1 Brand New MILLS COLD CHROME, 

50c play $750.00 

3 MILLS 50c BLUE FRONTS, single' IP, 

knee action, club handle, drill proof 575.00 

2 MILLS ROMAN HEADS, 50c 475.00 

1 PACE ALL STAR COMET, factory 

rebuilt, 50c play 400.00 

7 JENNINCS CHIEFS, 50c, refinished 
Cr mech. perfect .. 375-00 



1 MILLS BONUS BELL, 5c, Ser. 

*4661 30 $275.00 

3 MILLS BONUS BELLS, 5c, *428816- 
428647-428158 250.00 

2 MILLS BONUS BELLS, 10c, *458904- 

471043 300.00 

2 MILLS ORIGINAL BROWN FRONTS, 

Sc, *462558-465309 250.00 

MILLS BLUE FRONTS, 5e, new 
wrinkle finish and mech. perfect . 175.00 
MILLS BLUE FRONTS, 10c, new 
wrinkle finish and mech. perfect. . 200.00 

1 MILLS BROWN FRONT, brand new, 
in original crate, 25c play, Ser. 

*479557 500.00 

1 MILLS COLD CHROME, New, 10c, 

2-5 pay. *473735 475.00 

1 MILLS COLD CHROME. Floor Sample, 

10c, 2-5 pay. *473818 440.00 

1 JENNINCS SILVER MOON CHIEF, 

new, in orlg. crate, 5c, *150608 . . 350,00 

2 JENNINCS SILVER CHIEFS, used, 5c, 

*137743-135601 235.00 

2 MILLS BLUE FRONTS, factory re- 
built. slnglo JP, 5c, Sor. *432935- 

433603 225.00 

10 MILLS FRONT VENDORS, brand 
new, brown wrinkle finish, ser. above 
433000, equipped w/ith Milco esca- 
lators, ono visible Jackpot. 3-5 pay 275.00 
25 MILLS BLUE Cr COLD VEST 

POCKETS, like new 55.00 

2 MILLS CHROME VEST POCKETS, 
like new 60.00 

6 MILLS le Q.T.’s, late model 45.00 



15 Brand New MILLS CENUINE JUMBO PARADE CABINETS @ 25.00 

40,000 Brand New MILCO CHECKS, 5c, @ Per 1000 15.00 

30Grootchcn 5c Col. Clg. 10 stop concealed rear and front payout, like new 55.00 

20Croctchcn Col. Clg. 10 stop concoalcd rear and front payout. New in original 

cartons. Parts for 5-10-25c play with each machine 95.00 

Order Direct From This Ad. Send One-Third Certified Deposit. 

JONES SALES COMPANY 

1330-32 TRADE AVE. 31-33-35 MOORE ST. 

HICKORY, N. C. BRISTOL, VA.-TENN. 

Tel. 107 Tel. 1654 



ORIGINAL JAR O' DO 

2100 RED, WHITE 6 BLUE JAR DEALS 

All Tickets Machine Made, Machine Folded and Machine Counted 
2100 Ticket. Make, Sj^.OO Per Sfiuioo 



S 400° 



Per 



Definite $33.00 Profit «*** Dozen .“IW - ■ Cross 

REMEMBER — thoro ore no mistakes on our ticket*. Beware of ohoap substitutes and false Imitations. 

ORDER NOW FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 

320 E. Clybourn Street 
Milwaukee 2, Wis. ■ 



GENERAL MERCHANDISE CO. 



LOS ANGELES 
SEE 

BILL HAPPEL 



BADGER'S BARGAINS 



MILWAUKEE 

SEE 



MILLS FOUR BELLS 
Brand New Cabinets 9 f (JL.UU 
Qonulno Factory Rebuilt I7J 

Serials Around 2200 * 


KEENEV SUPER BELLS 

-1-Way Rebuilt and JLlIL 

Refmishod Like New. 0TJ 

All Lato Serials. w M ** 


.00 




MILLS BLUE FRONTS. B( & A Crt 

All Rebuilt and Reflnlshed Jl Lll.jU 
Machines Look Like New 1 Jf 

Serials Around 400.000 ew m 


MILLS QT.^QL ,TT ER' $QA,50 

All Rebuilt, 6f Ploy » J 

Lato Serials " M 




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BRAND NEW MILLS FOUR BELL CABINETS 

IlLl 1 1 1 Modernize Your Old Mills Four Bulls by y < U 

Lf ri 1 B\ 1 Placing in New Cabinots. Re-establish Top t ^1 

rlivIHL Earning at Reasonable Cost With Theso New M 

Mills Cabinots. Only a limited supply available. 


,50 



: RECONDITIONED CONSOLES AND SLOTS : — 

>ur Bells (Lato Heads) 3-Bo 



Mills Four Bells (Lato Heads) A-Bc Wrlta 

Keeney Super Bells, 2-Way Write 

Koeney Super Beils ( Combi nat Ion) . .$249.50 
Mills Jumbos (Lato, LlkoNcw) P. O.. . 100.50 

Paco Saratoga. (Rail Model) 149.50 

Mills Q. T. Glitter Gold (New) 124.50 

Mills Q. T. (Blue, Reflnlshed) 79.B0 

Mills V. P. Chrome Bo 60.50 



Evans Lucky Lucre 3-5c-2-26c 

Bally Club Bells (Like New) 

Bally Roll ’Em (Reflnlshed) 

Mills Blue Fronts, 1 0p-25p-G0«. All 
Rebuilt and Rcflniihed Like Now. . 
Jonnfnas Chiefs (Rabullts) 6-10-25O. 
Mills V. P. Bluo-Qold Be 



. .Write 
. .Write 
49. GO 



RECONDITIONED PHONOCRAPHS, WALL BOXES AND SPEAKERS 



1 Sccburg S200, R.C Write 

2 Seeburg 9800, R.O. Write 

1 Wurlltier Modol 750 Write 

S WUrlltter Model 780E Write 

1 Wurlltier Model 8B0 Write 

B Wurlltier Model BOO Write 

14 Wurl. Modol 616, Now Rcck-o-Llte. Write 

Rock-Ola Moderns 369.60 

Rock-Ola Tone-o-Ller (New) B4.50 

U sod 30-wlro coble 25o foot 

New shielded 2-wlro coble 12o foot 



5 Rock-Ola Commando (New) Write 

2 Rock. Ola Commando (Used) Wrlta 

2 Rock-Ola Super (New) Rock-o-Llto . Write 

IB Rock-Ola Play Masters Write 

10 Rock-Ola Spoctravoxs Write 

5 Rock-Ola Standard (New) Rock-o-Llto Write 
2 Sccburg Mayfair (New) Rock-o-Llto. Write 
5 Soobuffi Classic Naw Rock-o-Llto . . . Write 

Packard Pla-Mcr Boxes 332.60 

Buckley (III) Boxes 19.50 

Wurlltier 125 Boxes r 39.60 



SPECIAL 



MILLS PANORAM SOUNDIES 
GUARANTEED LIKE NEW 
SOUND FILMS IN STOCK 



$ 295 



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RECONDITIONED 

Chicago Coin Hockey $225. 

Bally Rapid Fire 225. 

sdontlflo Batting Practice 129. 

Groctchon Zoom* (Like New) 19: 

Lighthouse Grip 119. 

Exhinit Knockout Puncher 179. 

evans Tommy Guns 18 9. 

Lovo Tellers. Reflnlihod 1B9. 

Exhibit 8 tar 8l-mer 119. 

Mills Flip 8k Ml 49. 

Crack Shot Moving Target 169. 

Exhibit Shoot ng Gallery 1B9. 

Undo Sam Qnp 89. 

Poison U«e Rat 24. 

Calllo Grip A Push 109. 

Exhibit Bull’s Eye 89. 

Hoot Mon Golf 69. 

Acmo Shocker, Floor Model 78. 



BADGER SALES COMPANY 



ARCADE EQUIPMENT 

Mutoscopo Ace Bomber (Like New) . .3396.00 

SkyflghW (New, Reflnlshed) 39B.00 

Drive Mobile (New, Reflnlshed) 3BO.OO 

Keeney’s Submarine 225.00 

Gence Playball (Lite Up Model) 226.00 

Grootchen Mountain Climber 180.60 

Kirk’* fluessor Scales (Reflnlihod) ... 125.00 

Groctchon Pike's Peak 1B.60 

Gottlieb 3-Way Gripper 10.50 

Flshmam Chinning Machine 149.6 0 

Exhibit^ Striking Clock 119.60 



Exhibit Skill Punching Bag 276.00 

Bally Sky Bnttlo 295.00 

Exhibit Chinning Machine 249.50 

Scientific Spit Fire 19.60 

Dumboll Lifter 109.50 

Oracle Fortuno Tellers 19.60 



BADGER HOVELTY COMPANY 



If It’s Reconditioned By "ACTIVE" — It Must- Be Good! 



(And sworn affidavits by hundreds of our customers prove if.) 



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\ Si. *$.{$*«• 



"You (an Always Depend on Ice Ash — All-Ways' 

ACTIVE 

AMUSEMENT MACHINES CO. 






900 N. Franklin St. Philadelphia 23, Pa. 
(Market 2656) 

IVrife for new price list l 



Vos, fellows, today — more than ever before— It's to your best Interests to get tho finest recondition 
equipment that you can buy. No eno knows how long It will havo to “last" you. And you c 
bo assured tho bosl and "buy with confidence" when you know It's an "Active" reflnlshed gan 
Now, ns In the past 





90 



The Billboard 



AMUSEMENT MACHINES 



August 28, 1943 





ALWAYS 

Consult the 
" Trading Post When 
You Want To Buy 
or When You Want 
To Sell 



SPECIALS — FOR SALE 

New — Supreme Cun — Shoot Your Way to Tokio. 
Introductory Price, $330.00. 

COMPLETE MUSIC SYSTEM EQUIPMENT 
WALL BOXES ADAPTERS SUPPLIES 

Buckley Boxes — New $35.00 

Buckley Boxes — Rebuilt .... 25.00 
Wurlitxer Box Model 100... 25.00 
Wurlitxer Box Model 310. . . 25.00 
Keeney Wall Boxes 5.50 



BUCKLEY DIGGERS 

REBUILT TREASURE ISLAND t 55.00 

REBUILT DE LUXE 100.00 

BRAND NEW PACE CONSOLES 

Saratoga Sr. $260,001 Reels |r $250.00 

Saratoga Jr 250.00 Reels Sr 260.00 

Reels Sr. Conv 290.00 | 




CONSOLES 



Mills 3 Bf II 

Mlll» 4 Brill 

K forty 1B40 Truck Tim* . 
Korney 1941 Skill Tim* . . , 
Keeney Kentucky Club . . .. 

Waiting Big Otm®. F.P. . 
Jernlngi Flit Tim*. F.P. 



, . . Writ* 
. .9736.00 
.. 116.00 
.. 110.00 
00.00 
76.00 

. . ao.oo 



Jennings 8llvor Moon, F.P $110.00 

Bally HI all Hand 14S.OO 

Mill* Jumbo, F.P. 77.B0 

Mills Jfembo Payout 07.60 

Mill* Jumbo. Combination 176.00 

Stanco Bell, Single 1S6.00 



ONE BALL PIN GAMES 



Brand New Mill* 1-2-3, Oath P.O., ... 

In Original Crates $86.00 I Original Crates $142.60 

Bally Hawthorne, PO_$_79.EO | Raca King, Rev. ...$225.00 I Victory, FP $106.00 



ARCADE MACHINES 



Gene o 1942 Play Ball $106.00 

Chl-Coln Hockey 225.00 

Mountain C llmbor 1 09.50 

Supreme Tokyo Gun 330.00 

Chicken 6am 104.50 

Chicken 8.vn— Jap Sc Hltlor Conversions 158.50 

Bccburg Rayollto Gun 88.50 

Bally Rapid Fir* 195.00 

Bally Shoot the Bull 106.00 

Shoot the Chutes 126.00 

Kooney Submarine 190.00 



Test Pilot $250.00 

Scientific Batting Practlc* 115.00 

Poker A Joker 110.00 

PckereU* 139,60 

Rockola World Series 89.60 

Western Base Ball 115,00 

Talkie Horoscope (Rockola) 276,00 

Pikes Peak 17,60 

Mute. Sky Fighter SBO.OO 

Evans Ton Strike (Hl-Dlol) 75.00 



SLOT MACHINES 



10# Bluo Fronts, Refln. A Recon. . . . 
26# Bluo Fronts, Refln. A Recon. . . . 

E< Extraordinary J.P. Bells, Rccon. . 
10# Extraordinary J.P. Bells, Ror.on. . 
26# Extraordinary J.P. Bells, Recon. . 
5# Roman Heads, 3-5 P.O., Recon. 



205.00 

230.00 

170.00 

105.00 

220.00 

165.00 
. 190.00 



A Refln 

26# Roman Headi, 3-5 P.O., Recon. 

A Refln .215.00 

BO# RomRn Hoads, 3-5 tf.O., Recon. 

A Refln 400.00 

5# War Eagle, 3-5, Refln. A Recon. . . 1 80.00 
5# Futurity, Recon. A ReHn 125.00 

JENNINCS 

5# Victory Chlof, Ortg. Fact. Recon. $265.00 

,B# 4-Star Chiefs 170.00 

26# 4-Star Chiefs 220.00 

Watllng — Paco — Callle — Write for Prices, 

MILLS 

1# $49.60 1 6# 



MILLS 

10# Futurity, Recon. A Refln $140.00 

6# Frond Vender, Refln. A Recon. . . 66.00 

26# Front Vender, Refln. A Recon. .. 80.00 

6# Melon Bell, Refln. A Recon 175.00 

10# Molon Boll, Refln. A Rccon 200.00 

26# Molon Bell, Refln. A Roccn 228.00 

5# Bonus Bcfl 225.00 

25# Emerald Hand Load 475,00 

5# Original Chrome 310.00 

25# Original Chrome, 1 C.P.0 450.00 

5# Brown Front 200.00 

10# Brown Front 225.00 

25# Brown Front 255.00 

MILLS VEST POCKET BELLS 

1# Blue A Gold $ 45.00 

5# Blue A Gold 65.00 

6# Chrome 75.00 

6# Sliver A Blue 50,00 

Q. T. 

$90.00 I 10# $100.00 



SPEAKERS AND CABINETS 

Buckley Zephyr Cabinet — I Packard Large Wall Cabinet. $75.00 

New .$ T1.25 Buckley Floor Speaker Cabinet 

Charm Tone Tower 122.50 I with Speaker & Buckley Box.l 35.00 

Paymaster With Spcctrovox Cabinet 240.00 



SUPPLIES 



Perforated Program Strip*. f 

Per M. Sheets $3.50 | 



Buckley Long Life Needle. .. .$0.35 
Buckley 275A Bulb 12 



Wire or Mail Orders Today, 

All Prices Subject to Prior Sale. Terms — Cash With Order. 






4225 W. LAKE ST. CHICAGO, ILLS. 



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Down the ways . . . and on the way 
to VICTORY! Yes, take notice 
Cermany, Japan and uh . . . Italy! 
This is Democracy in Action! This 
represents in an infinitesimal way a 
working, fighting America ... an 
American that is investing a big share 
of its weekly pay check in U. S. War 
Bonds ... an America that is backing 
the men on the battle fronts. Ahoy, 
Mates! Hop on the Bond Wagon to 
send more Battle Wagons steaming 
towards complete and unconditional 
surrender of the enemies of mankind. 



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Photo — Courtesy U. S. Navy 



The American way is for all to say, "Take MORE Than 10% Every Payday" 



Awarded to the J. P, Seeburg 
Corporation Jcr Outstanding 
Production of War Materials 
in each of Its Four Plants. 



Makers of Fine 
Musical Instruments 
Since 1902 . . . 









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BECAUSE OF ITS 

tru*jp. 



Two outstanding features combine in the new Modernized 
Wurlitzer to make it America’s No. 1 war-time phonograph. 
It has mechanical selectors. Easy and economical to service, 
they answer the man power shortage problem in the Service 
Department. 

It has all-wood cabinet construction. Much better bailie. Far 
better tone. Tremendous ear appeal that produces continuous 
play and astounding profits, pet these two great features work- 
ing and earning for you. Get new Modernized Wurlitzers to hold 
your best locations and to land new locations for you. You may 
see and hear a new Modernized Wurlitzer at your Wurlitzer 
Distributors now. 



TONAWANDA, 



RUDOLPH 



THE 



WURLITZER COMPANY,